Kim orders tighter World Cup security

Kim orders tighter World Cup security

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korean President Kim Dae-jung ordered his cabinet on Monday to tighten security for next year's soccer World Cup and Asian Games following the Sept. 11 air attacks in the United States.

South Korea is co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan -- at 10 venues in each country -- and is also staging the Asian Games in Pusan, the country's second-largest city.

The presidential Blue House said Kim had stressed to his cabinet the need for upgraded security against any attacks targeting the World Cup and Asian Games.