Suspicious Overseas Packages... 987 Reports Nationwide Yesterday

A firefighter inspecting a suspicious yellow envelope.
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Suspicious mail items believed to have been shipped from overseas were reported nearly 1,000 times nationwide in a single day on the 21st.

According to the police on the 22nd, a total of 987 emergency calls (112 reports) were received across the country on the 21st regarding suspicious packages shipped from Taiwan and other locations.

Since reports of similar packages being delivered continue nationwide, the total number of reports is expected to increase further.

The packages were found to contain inexpensive items such as lip balm placed randomly or were sometimes completely empty. No toxic substances or harmful materials have been detected in the packages so far.

Starting with a package suspected to contain gaseous poison delivered to a welfare facility for the disabled in Ulsan on the 20th, similar reports have continued across the country.

The previous day, a similar package was found at the Myeongdong Central Post Office in Seoul, causing a commotion as about 1,700 people inside the building were evacuated.

The police urged that if anyone finds a package in a yellow or black envelope marked with "CHUNGHWA POST" and the sender address "P.O.Box 100561-003777, Taipei Taiwan," they should not open it and immediately report it to the nearest police station or call 112.

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