BTS concert just two days away...Police vow to "go all out" on crowd control [Roundup]

According to Financial News, with just two days left before BTS’s Gwanghwamun concert, Acting Commissioner General Jaesung Yoo visited the concert site for an on-site inspection. He urged officials to ensure thorough crowd management through close cooperation with related agencies.
The Korean National Police Agency stated on the 19th that in the afternoon, Yoo personally visited the Gwanghwamun concert venue to review crowd control measures and anti-terror readiness. He inspected the concert area from near the Statue of King Sejong to the northern end of Gwanghwamun Square, where the stage is being set up.
While checking on safety management plans, Yoo was briefed on the operation of the Special Operations Unit (SOU)’s drone-detection vehicle positioned in front of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. Police plan to use this vehicle to disrupt the signals of any unauthorized drones that attempt to fly, by firing a jamming gun, except for three police drones deployed for on-site recording.
An SOU official explained, "If we can identify the operator’s location, we can track and read it with a high-performance camera and then monitor it using automated functions," adding, "If necessary, we can neutralize unauthorized drones through jamming."
Yoo also took time that day to encourage the police officers working on site.
Police are currently strengthening safety management and anti-terror readiness in anticipation of large crowds. They announced that they will apply a zero-tolerance policy and respond strictly to any acts that threaten public safety in and around the venue, including possession of dangerous items, violent behavior, or attempted terrorism. To this end, more than 6,700 officers will be deployed.
First, the area around the venue will be divided into 15 zones, with a police chief-level commander assigned to each zone to establish a clear chain of responsibility. Police will control or reroute the flow of people entering through 31 major access routes to the venue, and after the concert ends, they plan to concentrate personnel to guide the crowd to disperse in stages from the outer perimeter inward, in order to prevent crowd crush incidents.
They have also prepared response plans tailored to different types of terrorist threats. Using barricades and vehicle barriers, police will create triple security perimeters at five main roads and 15 side streets to completely block vehicle-ramming attempts. In preparation for bomb threats, they will conduct three rounds of pre-event safety inspections of the venue, and install and operate metal detectors at 31 gates to prevent dangerous items from being brought in.
Yoo stated, "As this concert will be broadcast simultaneously to 190 countries and is drawing global attention, even a minor incident could seriously affect the reputation of the Republic of Korea," adding, "The police will mobilize all available capabilities and take full responsibility to ensure the event ends safely without a single crowd accident or terrorist incident."
He continued, "We ask citizens to remember that 'the safest concert is the most successful concert' and, for everyone’s safety, to actively cooperate with guidance from the police and event safety staff, even if it causes some inconvenience."
welcome@fnnews.com Jang Yoo-ha Reporter