Sports
Security police deployed at 10 World Cup soccer venues
Written: 2002-01-16 00:00:00 / Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
The National Police Agency deployed security police at the 10 venues for the World Cup soccer finals across the country Tuesday for a daily 24-hour patrol mission. The venues each have a company strength of police . The agency also deployed police troops at 11 sea and air ports for increased security checks of those entering the country, while augmenting security steps for the 443 missions and other facilities of the United States, Israel and Islamic countries in Seoul to protect them from probable terrorist attacks. In addition, the agency will make regular safety checks of 3,479 World Cup-related facilities, public buildings and shops making or selling potential weapons. A police officer said major public facilities started undergoing increased security checks for the sake of "A Safe World Cup."
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