South Korean police ready to secure G-20 summit

By KELLY OLSEN

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police will go on high alert and mobilize a record 50,000 officers to thwart possible threats from North Korea, international terrorists and anti-globalization demonstrators during a summit of world leaders in Seoul next month, the national police commissioner said Monday.

South Korea this year is hosting a series of meetings by the Group of 20 leading advanced and emerging economies that will culminate in a gathering of leaders on Nov. 11-12 set to be attended by leaders including President Barack Obama, Germany’s Angela Merkel and China’s Hu Jintao.

The event carries great prestige in South Korea, which will be the first non-Group of Seven country as well as the first nation in Asia to host a G-20 summit. (more on forbes.com)