"Made Molotov Cocktail"... Threatening Message to President Yoon, Police Investigation
[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A threatening post containing content about harming President Yoon Suk-yeol was uploaded on an online community, prompting the police to launch an investigation.
On the 9th, the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul received a report around 7 a.m. about a post on the online community 'DC Inside' stating, "I made a Molotov cocktail to kill Yoon Suk-yeol," and they are tracking the poster.
The police are reportedly reviewing whether charges such as threats can be applied to the poster.
Meanwhile, threatening posts about carrying out terrorism against President Yoon have been continuously appearing online recently.
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The Seocho Police Station previously sent a man in his 20s, identified as A, who is suspected of posting a message on an online community seeking someone to carry out a grenade attack at the inauguration ceremony, to prosecution without detention.
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