PyeongChang Counter-Terrorism & Safety Center holds security sweep to ensure safety

Описание: 대테러안전대책본부, 정부 안전기관•조직위 합동으로 대회 全시설 안전검측 실시
South Korea says it wants to hold a peaceful and safe Olympics.
With the focus now heavily on the latter with North Korea's participation confirmed,... a massive security check up is underway on Olympic venues in PyeongChang and nearby Gangneung.
With terrorism always a lingering threat,... officials say experts from various agencies are carrying out their duties meticulously to ensure the safety of athletes and spectators alike.
Lee Ji-won reports.
The PyeongChang Olympics Counter-Terrorism and Safety Center started its security sweep of the Olympic venues on Monday, beginning with the Pyeongchang Olympic Village where some 4-thousand athletes will be staying during the Winter Games.
The security sweep will check all the facilities and equipment to make sure that there is nothing potentially harmful inside the facility and that everything runs properly before the venue is open for use.
Some 100 personnel from the counter-terrorism center, military and police force, fire department and other organizations took part in the checkup, using tools such as metal detector and bomb-sniffing dogs.
A total of 23 Olympic venues will be checked between this Monday and February 5th, with five venues for VIPs and the International Olympic Committee to be checked by the presidents' security teams.
Once the checkups are complete, the team will keep the venues safe from possible threats by stationing security guards and organizing committee members at key locations, as well as operating smart CCTVs and X-ray machines, both inside and outside of the venues.

Meanwhile, Korea's Road Traffic Authority said Sunday that the 'Olympic Lane' will be in operation for the whole month of February on roughly sixty kilometers of major roads including a number of national routes and parts of the Yeongdong Expressway.
The roads allow Olympics-related vehicles to quickly transport athletes and authorities to the Olympic venues.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.

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