Embarrassed by two employees at the origin of an altercation in Seoul, the American secret services exfiltrated them on the spot, reports the BBC.
Mission aborted. sent in South Korea to prepare for the visit of Joe Biden and ensure his safety, US Secret Service employees have caused trouble in Seoul. After their day at work in the capital, two special agents mightn’t resist the temptation to go on a pub crawl on Thursday evening, reveals BBC, Friday, May 20. The nocturnal getaway turned into a diplomatic incident following an altercation with a local taxi driver, who was driving the drunk duo back to the Grand Hyatt hotel. In an attempt to put an end to the fight while waiting for the intervention of the police, members of the security service of the hotel establishment and two onlookers intervened.
The two men, closest to Johnny English than James Bond, were not arrested by Korean law enforcement. The driver taken to task did not file any complaint once morest them and the reason for the scuffle was not revealed. However, the federal agency has been made aware of “an off-duty incident involving two employees that may constitute potential violations of its policy”, announced Anthony Guglielmi, spokesman for the American secret service, in a press release. An hour before the US President’s official arrival in the Land of Morning Calm on Friday followingnoon, the pair of employees were sent back to the United States.
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