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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies

Biden security agents sent home from Seoul after reported drunken assault

Joe Biden with South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol at the Samsung plant in Pyeongtaek on Friday.
Joe Biden with the South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, at the Samsung plant in Pyeongtaek on Friday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan has got off to a bad start with two Secret Service agents set to be sent home after one was accused of drunkenly assaulting a South Korean the day before the president arrived in Seoul, officials said.

Earlier reports said a member of his advance security detail was arrested for allegedly assaulting a South Korean citizen in Seoul.

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