문대통령, 52년간 잠겼던 북악산 철문 열다<br /><br />Behind the Blue House, where the South Korean president lives, a hiking trail on Mount Bukaksan is reopening to the public, having been closed due to security reasons for the past 52 years.<br />Overlooking downtown Seoul, the trail was closed after the so-called January 21st Incident back in 1968, in which North Korean commandos used the trail in an attempt to assassinate the South Korean President at the time, Park Chung-hee.<br />Before it opens on Sunday, President Moon Jae-in tested the trail on Saturday with some residents living in the area, including actress Lee Si-young, and mountaineer Um Hong-gil, the first Korean to climb the world's 16 highest points.<br />Hiking up the trail, they could see the different construction styles of the old Seoul city wall.<br />The president pledged during the 2017 presidential election to make this part of the mountain accessible to the public once again.<br />
