Since the recent suicide bombing in Yemen that killed four South Korean tourists, the nation’s intelligence agency is watching closely 105 foreign passport holders for possible terrorist-related activities, a report by the nation’s spy agency submitted to the parliament showed Saturday.
Among the 105 foreign nationals, those from the Middle East topped with 87, followed by 10 from Africa and the rest from Asia and the Pacific regions, Yonhap said Saturday.
The National Intelligence Service is closely watching them and cooperating with intelligence bodies in other countries to collect additional information on them.
The intelligence body is particularly paying attention to those foreign individuals with suspected ties with al-Qaida and is checking their entry to and exit from the country.
An unnamed lawmaker who is on the National Assembly’s intelligence committee said, “There are quite a number of foreigners in South Korea who are suspected to have ties with terrorist activates. With the Yemen incident, it is my understanding that the authorities ramped up its watch on these individuals.”
Meanwhile, the government designated all of Yemen as a ``travel restriction area,'' asking people not to travel to the Mideast country.
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