The building, which also has five basement floors, houses underground car parks, sports facilities, and restaurants below ground, while shops and hospitals are located above ground.
The anti-corruption agency in South Korea failed to detail the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the agency had to withdraw investigators after they were blocked from entering Yoon's official residence.
A Seoul court on Tuesday issued a warrant for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Earlier, he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul.
All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency announced that the Seoul Western District Court has issued a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, along with approval to search his presidential office.
Yoon's presidential powers were suspended after the National Assembly voted to impeach him on Dec 14 over his imposition of martial law. The National Assembly voted last week to also impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who had assumed the role of acting president after Yoon's powers were suspended.
South Korea's Ministry of Transport revealed that a bird strike caused a plane crash on December 29. The pilot declared a 'mayday' and reported the bird strike and a go-around just before the accident. The control tower had warned of "bird activity" shortly before the emergency declaration.
The deadliest air disaster in South Korea's history occurred on December 29, claiming the lives of 179 people. The tragic incident took place when a South Korean airliner, 'Jeju Airlines,' made a belly landing and skidded off the runway.
The South Korean authorities seek court warrant against impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, alleging that the emergency imposed by him amounts to rebellion. However, Yoon's lawyer has challenged the request in the same court.
The jet operated by Jeju Air had 181 passengers and crew. Of those, a total of 179 people perished in the crash and ensuing fire; only two crew members survived, officials said.
In its first statement after the plane crash in South Korea, Jeju Air has said that it will do its “utmost to manage the aftermath of the accident". The Airlines president apologised saying, "I take the full responsibility."
Jeju Air plane crash: Visuals from the crash site showed thick black smoke billowing out of the aircraft which caught fire after it skidded off the runway.
South Korea plane crash: According to the Yonhap news agency, 167 people died in the horrific crash, but the emergency office couldn't immediately confirm the casualty figure.
South Korea plane crash: Chilling videos of the accident surfaced on social media in which the aircraft is seen running on the runway and suddenly being turned into a fireball with an explosion.
South Korea: Demonstrators in Seoul peacefully protested against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. The impeachment of South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil.
South Korea is currently embroiled in a political turmoil as it has impeached the second president in less than two weeks. Choi Sang-mok becomes the interim leader, who had directed military to boost readiness in wake of potential North Korean aggressions.
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo. The assembly approved the impeachment motion in a 192-0 vote.
Han, the No. 2 official in South Korea, has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month.
After the impeachment of the outgoing president Yoon Suk Yeol, he is suspended from exercising presidential powers, and according to the South Korean constitution, the Prime Minister will become the acting President.
South Korea’s National Assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after his controversial martial law decree on December 3, which caused widespread political unrest. Yoon’s martial law, the first in over four decades, lasted only six hours but sparked protests and legal investigations.
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