Olympic Games NewsGreek police briefly detained five journalists who illegally entered two main Olympic sports complexes at night, Athens Games officials said yesterday.

They said a reporter and a photographer for the London Times tried to approach the Olympic Stadium after climbing over a fence and entering the main compound.

"Yes, we were detained last night and spent a few hours in a police station," Times reporter Laura Peek told Reuters.

The officials said three Germans, working for a production company, were detained late on Wednesday in the Hellenikon sports complex, the second biggest after the Olympic Stadium compound, and later released.

Greek officials warned journalists to avoid such actions because consequences could be severe.

"It is a strange behaviour because they could have gotten permission to visit all venues," said Public Order Minister George Voulgarakis, who also hinted armed guards could use their weapons to stop intruders: "If an officer, with orders to protect a site, sees something illegal despite repeated warnings, he could act in such a way that could have very serious consequences."

l South Korean prosecutors asked a court yesterday to jail IOC vice-president Kim Un-yong for seven years on corruption charges, a court official said.

The prosecution also recommended a fine of 790 million won (566,000) when the Seoul District Court rules on June 3rd.

Kim (72), is in custody on charges connected with his leadership of the National Olympic Committee and the world taekwondo federation. He was suspended by the IOC in January.

Kim received a serious warning from an IOC commission in 1999 for his part in a bribery scandal surrounding the selection of Salt Lake City to host the 2002 Winter Games.