Regarding the media coverage of “Provincial Highway 26 Closed for Drills, Rumored to be 5 Hours, which Severely Angered Residents”, the 4^th Combat Zone Command has stated today (9^th) that the circulated rumor online is a misinterpretation to the truth, and hereby clarifies that the correct traffic regulation time is “10 minutes”.

The 4^th Combat Zone Command pointed out that the Armed Forces protect the country by elevating the combat capability through various combat trainings. In order to obtain relevant safety factors, areas and roads that may be impacted were regulated to ensure that the exercise inspection shooting implemented for the first time at the combat zone this morning was safe. Now that the safety inspection parameters have been acquired, the shooting safety measures will continue to be strengthened in the future, and the traffic regulations will be terminated. The command hereby requests the support of all citizens on the combat readiness drills of the Armed Forces.