Anchor: South Korea is boosting its anti-terrorism preparations ahead of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games set to begin next month. While deporting high-risk individuals in the country, military and police commandos are staging drills to deal with worst-case scenarios. 
Kim Soyon has more. 

Report: With three weeks remaining before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the South Korean government revealed it has deported 17 foreign nationals suspected of posing a terrorist threat.


The National Committee on Counter-Terrorism disclosed the information on Friday during a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon.

The 17, from five different countries, were deported in cooperation with the intelligence agencies of the countries concerned. The committee, however, did not unveil their names and nationalities or the details of suspicions against them, citing possible diplomatic friction with the related countries. 

It is, however, known that the individuals were not members of terror organizations who came into South Korea but ordinary expats in Korea who became to follow terrorist groups.

While doing all it can to prevent terrorism, the South Korean military is also preparing for possible worst case scenarios.  


On Thursday, the South Korean military held an anti-terrorism drill in Olympic related facilities in the host city PyeongChang.


Commandos responded to the hypothetical bomb threat situation with highly trained K9 sniffers and drones.


After the drill, South Korean Army Colonel Hwang In-ju told reporters that the military would do its best to ensure the maximum safety for the Pyeongchang Olympics.

[Sound bite: Col. Hwang In-ju - 36th Division (Korean)]

"We will firmly maintain a readiness posture to make the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics the safest Olympic Games in history and do our best to ensure security until the last day of the Games."

Earlier this month, security-related authorities of Seoul and Washington launched their all-out collaboration to prevent terrorists' entry into the country for before the 17-day international event.
Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News.