Man behind airport bomb scares ordered to pay compensation

A man in his 30s who is serving prison time for making false terrorism warnings against five major South Korean airports has been ordered to pay 29.3 million won ($20,000) to the state to compensate for related losses, court officials said Friday. The civic law division of Jeju District Court sided with the government in the suit it filed against the defendant, who is currently serving a 30-month prison sentence for violating the Aviation Safety Act and obstruction of public duties. The hoaxer w

By The Korea Herald