Another N.Korean shooter disqualified: report

SEOUL (Reuters) - A second North Korean shooter was disqualified from taking part in the Beijing Olympics because of doping, state media in South Korea said on Saturday.

Kim Hyun-woong, a pistol shooter, was kicked out of the Olympic team after test results showed positive for a banned substance, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a South Korean official.

The news came a day after North Korean shooting double medalist Kim Jong-su was stripped of his medals after testing positive for a substance called propranolol, used to prevent trembling.

No further details were immediately available.