Security is heightened for Team USA-South Korea match.

From: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) | Date: June 8, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Scott M. Reid

SEOUL, South Korea _ The United States national team in recent days has prepared for its World Cup showdown with co-host South Korea on Monday protected by armed guards and helicopter surveillance.

Tens of thousands of South Korea police and security forces have been on high alert in Seoul and Daegu since Saturday morning. U.S. government officials, concerned about anti-American protests, have decided to shut down the American embassy in ...

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