Suspicious Mail Reports Continue in Gyeongnam... 33 Cases in Three Days

Amid reports nationwide of receiving international mail suspected to contain poison attacks, a total of 33 cases have been reported in Gyeongnam over three days since the 21st.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency on the 23rd, since the first report was received in Haman on the 21st, 33 reports have been filed at 17 police stations across the province.

Among them, 12 were false alarms confirmed to be mail ordered by the individuals or their families.

The remaining 21 cases are currently being held after initial collection by the police for 20 cases and by the fire department for 1 case.

The police special forces and the fire special response team are inspecting a suspicious poison terror mail.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

After X-ray imaging and simplified chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) tests conducted by the police, fire department, military, and related agencies, no abnormalities such as poison or radiation have been detected so far.

The handling of the stored items is scheduled to follow the police agency's guidelines based on the results of the poison attack mail component analysis by the Defense Science Research Institute in Ulsan on the 24th.

A police official stated, “Reports of suspected poison mail deliveries are increasing. If you receive unfamiliar or suspicious items, do not open them under any circumstances and report them to 112 or 119 while leaving them as they are.”

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