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The ‘Free Hugs’ movement started by Juan Mann created a world sensation. He has been giving away hugs in Sydney, Australia when he saw that people were miserable and thought that he could brighten up their lives. One of the people he hugged was Shimon Moore, the lead singer of the Sick Puppies(the guys who sang the background song ‘All The Same’). The city council tried to ban the movement but after acquiring a petition campaign of more than 10,000 signatures, the ban was called off. With more than a million views on Youtube it was one of the most viewed.

Let's first summarize what appear to be the uncontested facts of this event.

1. Twenty-three Korean Christians went to Afghanistan despite a warning by Korean governmental agency telling them that Afghanistan was a dangerous place and that they should not go.

2. They were kidnapped by Taliban, and two male Korean hostages were killed.

3. The remaining hostages will be freed soon.

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