U.S. agrees to stop second inspection of U.S.-bound passengers from S. Korea
InternationalJun 25, 2013
The United States has agreed to exempt U.S.-bound air passengers from South Korea from a last minute inspection, South Korea's transportation ministry said Tuesday.Since an attempted terrorist attack using liquid explosives on a U.S.-bound flight in 2006, all U.S.-bound passengers, not only from South Korea but from any country, have been subjected to a second inspection for liquids at boarding gates, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Seoul asked to be exempted from