'Moonies' in mourning for leader

The Unification Church declared 13 days of mourning today for its controversial founder the Rev Sun Myung Moon.

'Moonies' in mourning for leader

The Unification Church declared 13 days of mourning today for its controversial founder the Rev Sun Myung Moon.

The 92-year-old self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire died yesterday at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, north east of Seoul, South Korea, two weeks after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia, church spokesman Ahn Ho-yeul said. His wife and children were at his side.

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