Live Ammunition Found on Korean Air Passenger Plane... Passengers Evacuated

A live bullet was found on a flight departing from Incheon International Airport to Manila, Philippines. As a result, 218 passengers were evacuated.

At around 8:05 a.m. on the 10th, a report was received by 112 that a live bullet was discovered on a Korean Air passenger plane at Incheon International Airport in Jung-gu, Incheon.

At the time, a passenger found the live bullet lying under a seat and informed the flight attendants. The flight was scheduled to depart for Manila at 7:45 a.m. that day. However, it returned to the terminal just before takeoff. Subsequently, 230 people, including 218 passengers and 12 crew members, disembarked and evacuated the plane.

The police plan to investigate the circumstances under which the live bullet entered the aircraft based on witness statements and other evidence.