Police Dispatch Rapid Response Teams to Oman and Dubai to Support Koreans' Departure

Six Local Experts and Others Dispatched Urgently

The police are dispatching a rapid response team to assist Korean nationals stranded in the Middle East with their return home.

The National Police Agency announced on the 5th that, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it plans to send a government joint rapid response team consisting of six members. The dispatch is scheduled for 12:10 a.m. on the 6th, with the team comprising local experts and three members each being sent to Oman and Dubai.

In the early morning of the 4th (local time), Israeli residents, compatriots, and group tourists who crossed the border to escape the warfire arrived near Victoria Square in Maadi, a foreign-populated residential area in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and are retrieving their luggage from the bus. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The rapid response team, jointly dispatched with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be responsible for providing administrative support in the field, such as processing departure procedures for overseas Koreans. An official from the National Police Agency explained, "The exact date for their return to Korea has not yet been determined."

To ensure a swift response in case of overseas emergencies, the National Police Agency operates a rapid response team personnel pool for the protection of overseas nationals. This pool consists of 156 members across seven fields, including counter-terrorism. When the government decides to deploy a rapid response team, members are selected from this pool.

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