'Seomyeon Weapon Rampage Threat' Navy Private... Handed Over to Military Police After Arrest

An active-duty soldier who posted a threat of a stabbing rampage on social media in Busan was apprehended by the police.

Amid ongoing imitative threats involving bladed weapons, riot police officers are conducting security and patrols at Ori Station in Bundang on the afternoon of the 4th. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

On the 6th, the Dongnae Police Station in Busan announced that they arrested A, a 20-year-old Navy private first class, on charges of posting a message on his SNS threatening to carry out a stabbing rampage in Seomyeon, Busan, and handed him over to the military police.

Private First Class A is suspected of posting on his Instagram the day before, stating, "I plan to stab people in Seomyeon on August 6." The police responded to a report from someone who saw the post and arrested A around 10:40 p.m. on the 5th, about an hour later, while he was drinking with his girlfriend. It is known that he stated at the time of arrest, "I posted it as a joke while drunk."

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency has designated the period until the 18th as a special security operation period and plans to strengthen patrol activities at multi-use facilities by mobilizing riot police, special forces, tourism and subway police units.

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