I-United States Forces Korea (USFK) baphenya isisebenzi esiboshwe ngemuva kokushayisa umshayeli wetekisi edolobheni Seoul nokuzama ukuntshontsha itekisi yakhe, ngaphambi kokuthi axabane namaphoyisa.
Ukuphuza ngokweqile kwafaka umfana osanda kuzalwa enkingeni e-Itaewon, okuyindawo evame ukuvakashelwa ezitolo nezokuzijabulisa enkabeni yeSeoul, lapho abezijabulisa khona ngempelasonto ebusuku. Izinto azizange zilawuleke ngesikhathi lo mlisa eshaya umshayeli wetekisi wendawo ezama ukuduna imoto yakhe.
Kuthiwa isosha libe selihilizisana namaphoyisa aseKorea, amthuka amfaka esitokisini saseMelika. Kumanje ubhekene necala lokushaya, ukubamba inkunzi, ukushayela ephuzile, nokuphuza utshwala ezingane ezincane.
I-US Forces Korea (USFK) isho ababekusho. "Sithatha lolu daba njengento ebalulekile," uLt. Col. Martyn Crighton, isikhulu sezindaba zomphakathi se-2nd Infantry Division, etshela i-Army Times. Amasosha kudingeka athobele imithetho yaseNingizimu Korea, imithetho yezempi yase-US futhi "ahlale engomakhelwane abahle nomphakathi waseKorea," esho.
UGen. Robert Abrams, umkhuzi we-USFK, ubhale ku-Twitter ukuthi amasosha akhe "angamanxusa amele izwe lethu lapho esemsebenzini noma esemsebenzini," futhi eza eKorea "njengezivakashi."
Ngokumangalisayo, lezi zindaba zafika esikhathini esingangenyanga kusukela amasosha amisa isikhathi sokubuya kwawo wonke amasosha aseKorea. Amasosha ase-US atshelwe ukuthi abe sesikhungweni, efulethini noma egunjini lehhotela phakathi kwamabili esikhundleni sehora lokuqala ekuseni.
Ngokusho kwe-USFK, umkhawulo bekuwukubhekana "nokuziphatha kwamalungu esevisi, isimilo, kanye nezici zokulungela." Phambilini yahoxiswa ngo-2010, kodwa yabuyiselwa emuva eminyakeni eyalandela ngemuva kokuthi abantu baseNingizimu Korea becasukile ngamacala amabili okudlwengula asezingeni eliphezulu abandakanya amasosha ase-US.
