PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: South Korea on Saturday investigated a mysterious internet shutdown during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, which follows warnings of possible cyberattacks during the Pyeongchang Games.

Internal internet and wifi systems crashed at about 7:15 p.m. (1015 GMT) on Friday and were still not back to normal at midday on Saturday, Games organizers said.

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