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To: jackmore who wrote (6909)	10/10/2004 10:19:36 AM
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Samsung steps up security amid terror threat Korea's top conglomerate, Samsung Group, is stepping up security in the wake of an Al-Qaeda terror threat last week that included Koreans among targets, officials said yesterday. Samsung has deployed a 10-member security squad at its headquarters on Taepyeong-ro, downtown Seoul, to guard the facilities and assist rescue operations in the event of a terror attack, according to Lee Jong-jin, general manager of the group's corporate communications department. The Samsung empire includes Asia's top market-cap company, Samsung Electronics Co. The group has also advised employees at affiliate companies to be aware of security by avoiding crowded places and for its overseas workers, to avoid unnecessary activities at night. "We can't remain defenseless when there has been a specific threat (against Korea)," Lee said. The security squad run by the group is comprised of about 30 ex-members of the Korean military's special forces. Known as "Samsung 3119," the country's first private security team, formed in 1995, has carried out rescue and relief works during national disasters and large accidents. Lee explained the latest measure as the company taking extra caution in reaction to the threat that specified Korea. Samsung has a security systems subsidiary known as S1 Corp., whose staff are posted at its key facilities, including its semiconductor fab in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province. The Arabic news network Al-Jazeera on Oct. 1 broadcast an audio tape attributed to al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who urged Muslims to "carry out resistance" against member countries of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Koreans were mentioned as targets, along with Americans, British, Australian, French, Poles, Norwegians and Japanese. The news surprised the country as most Koreans had not taken terror attacks seriously despite the beheading of Kim Sun-il, an interpreter working in Iraq, by Islamic militants in June. Korea completed the deployment this month of more than 2,800 troops in Iraq to help the U.S.-led coalition rebuild the country. The National Security Council during an Oct. 2 emergency meeting ordered tightened security around the nation's air and sea ports. LG Group, the nation's second conglomerate, said it would strengthen police patrols around its main facilities in response to the latest threat. An official said LG maintains a close relationship with police stations around its facilities to keep them protected. "We believe what's important is how we react after a receiving a terror tip. In this regard, we're in close cooperation with the police," said Jung Jung-wook, a LG group official. (mhkim@heraldm.com) By Kim Min-hee koreaherald.co.kr