A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea today, one of the largest peacetime crossing of the inter-Korean border, to spur on athletes from the two Koreas at the Winter Olympics starting Friday. <br/><br/>The delegation, made up mostly of a 229-member cheer squad, reached a border checkpoint by bus, Seoul's Unification Ministry said. <br/><br/>In addition to the cheering squad, there were 26 taekwondo performers, 21 journalists and four North Korean Olympics committee members, including Sports Minister Kim Il-guk, the Unification Ministry said.<br/><br/>After security controls the group left for the Olympics venue in the alpine resort town of Pyeongchang.<br/><br/>Their arrival comes a day after a North Korean ferry crossed the border carrying a 140-strong orchestra to perform during the Games.<br/>Police have been deployed to enforce safety at the resort.<br/>