Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was officially arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible prison time following his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Yoon’s arrest could mark the start of a prolonged period of detention, potentially lasting months or longer. The … Read more
South Korean law enforcement arrested deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday for his brief imposition martial law last month. In a recorded video message before being escorted to the headquarters of an anti-corruption agency, Yoon lamented that “the rule of law has completely collapsed in this country” but said he was complying with the … Read more
South Korean plane’s black boxes stopped recording about 4 minutes before crash – CBS News Watch CBS News The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the crash that killed 179 people, officials said Saturday. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
The black boxes of airliner that crashed in South Korea Last month, 179 people were killed. The recording was stopped about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said Saturday. After analyzing the devices, the Conclusion of the United States National Transportation Safety Board that flight data and cockpit voice recorders stopped working about … Read more
Seoul, South Korea — South Korean investigators left the official residence of deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol after a nearly six-hour standoff in which he defied their attempt to arrest him. It is the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state indicted in less … Read more
South Korean police raided offices of Jeju Air and operator of Muan International Airport on Thursday as they step up investigation into fatal plane crash Boeing 737-800 which killed 179 people. The flight carried 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it made a call for help and landed on … Read more
U.S. experts join investigation into South Korea plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have joined the investigation into the plane crash in South Korea that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. Ramy Inocencio has the latest. … Read more
South Korean officials have vowed to find out what caused a Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air crashed in flames while attempting to land over the weekend, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. A day after the disaster, there were still far more questions than answers about the country’s worst air … Read more
Seoul, South Korea — South Korean officials said Monday they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800s operated by the country’s airlines, as they work to determine the cause of an incident. plane crash that killed 179 people the day before. Sunday’s crash, the country’s worst air disaster in decades, sparked an outpouring of … Read more
A plane caught fire after leaving the runway at a South Korean airport, killing at least 28 people on board, emergency services said. The plane carrying 181 people was engulfed by fire when it skidded off the runway just after landing and hit a fence. The emergency service said its landing gear appeared to have … Read more