On an online community, a post threatening to blow up the residence of former President Moon Jae-in in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, led the police to deploy a special forces unit to search the area around the residence.


Former President Moon Jae-in is explaining the interior of his bookstore, 'Pyeongsan Bookstore,' in Pyeongsan Village, Habuk-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, last month.

Former President Moon Jae-in is explaining the interior of his bookstore, 'Pyeongsan Bookstore,' in Pyeongsan Village, Habuk-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, last month.

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According to the police, at around 12:20 AM on the 7th, a post appeared on an online community stating, "By 10 PM tomorrow, we will blow up Moon Jae-in's residence." The author also wrote, "The investigation on how many security guards are around the residence is complete."


Upon confirmation of this post, the Presidential Security Service and the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency deployed special forces and explosive detection dogs to search inside and outside former President Moon's residence in Pyeongsan Village, Yangsan-si, as well as the surrounding area. However, no unusual situations were found, and they withdrew in the morning.



The police have identified that the post was made from Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and are currently investigating the author of the post.


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