"Jamsil Undongjang Terror" Post Causes Evacuation of 1,000 People... "No Bomb Found"

On the 29th, six public, private, and military organizations conducted a "Field Commander Training and Joint Exercise for Strengthening Drone Terrorism Response Capabilities" at Jamsil Sports Complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The special forces' chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) team is detecting toxic chemical substances dispersed by a drone. This exercise was held to establish an organic cooperation system among related agencies by conducting a joint exercise simulating a drone terrorism scenario. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] On the morning of the 7th, an internet post warning of a bomb terror at Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul caused a commotion with police and fire departments rushing to the scene.

According to the police and fire authorities, a post warning of a bomb terror at Jamsil Sports Complex was uploaded to an online community that morning. The police requested joint response from the fire department at around 10:19 AM. The author of the post introduced themselves as a 'Sunni extremist terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) warrior' and claimed they would detonate bombs three times at Jamsil Sports Complex during the morning.

The local fire station, responding to the police request, deployed 14 vehicles and 58 personnel to evacuate about 1,000 workers preparing for 'Seoul Festa 2022' at Jamsil Sports Complex.

The police deployed at the scene searched throughout the stadium but found no bombs, ending the situation at around 11:13 AM. The problematic post has reportedly been deleted.

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