Korean Air flight to Manila canceled after passenger finds bullets

A Korean AIr flight taking off at the Incheon International Airport in this file photo dated Nov. 18, 2020. [YONHAP]

A Korean Air flight headed to Manila from Incheon on Friday morning was canceled last minute after a passenger found bullets on board the plane and reported it to a crew member.

The flight, scheduled for departure at around 7:45 a.m., was taxiing when a passenger reportedly found bullets in or near their seat.

The plane was turned around, and all of its 218 passengers and 12 crew members were being investigated by the police as of Friday morning.

A police counter-terrorism team and the military’s explosives unit were said to be investigating the plane and its passengers and crew.

BY ESTHER CHUNG [chung.juhee@joongang.co.kr]