{"id":29601,"date":"2025-01-03T11:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/first-thing-arrest-of-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-fails-amid-security-force-standoff\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:04:25","slug":"first-thing-arrest-of-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-fails-amid-security-force-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/first-thing-arrest-of-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-fails-amid-security-force-standoff\/","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Arrest of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails amid security force standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-corruption officials say they were blocked by 200 presidential personnel. Plus, FBI says New Orleans terror suspect acted alone<\/p>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators were forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jan\/02\/police-en-route-arrest-yoon-suk-yeol-south-korea-president\">abandon an attempt to arrest<\/a> the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, after a tense standoff with his security forces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the details of Friday\u2019s standoff?<\/strong> Local media reports said anti-corruption officials \u2013 who are leading a joint team of police and prosecutors \u2013 entered the compound to find themselves blocked by troops under the control of the presidential security service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened on 3 December?<\/strong> Yoon declared martial law in an attempt to root out what he described as \u201canti-state, pro-North Korean\u201d forces \u2013 a reference to opposition MPs in the national assembly. He did not provide any evidence for those claims, however. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/03\/south-koreas-president-lifts-martial-law-in-the-face-of-united-opposition\">forced to lift<\/a> the order six hours later after lawmakers forced their way past troops into the parliament building to vote it down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do we know about the New Orleans attack suspect?<\/strong> It\u2019s understood Jabbar was born and raised in Texas, served in the US army from 2007-15, and in 2022 was $27,000 behind on house payments, he said in court documents. Jabbar\u2019s brother told AP that in recent months he\u2019d isolated himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why didn\u2019t steel bollards stop the attack?<\/strong> Seven years ago, officials began installing barriers at intersections in the French Quarter of the city. But the steel bollards were in the process of being replaced over New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jan\/03\/first-thing-arrest-of-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol-fails-amid-security-force-standoff\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-corruption officials say they were blocked by 200 presidential personnel. Plus, FBI says New Orleans terror suspect acted alone Good morning. 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