SEOUL, June 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has strengthened security and guards around U.S. air bases after the country's spy agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) group had included the U.S. facilities in South Korea as its target of terrorist attacks.
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn ordered officials on Monday to tighten guards around the U.S. air force facilities in Gunsan and Osan, which were targeted by the militant group for its terrorist attacks, and to review anti-terrorism preparedness for the installations of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and diplomatic missions.
His remarks came after the National Intelligence Service (NIS), South Korea's spy agency, said in a statement that the IS group instigated terrorist attacks by designating the U.S. air force bases in the country and a South Korean national as terror targets.
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