The police have launched an investigation after a post threatening to kill famous pro gamer 'Faker' (real name Lee Sang-hyeok) appeared online.


Pro gamer 'Faker' (Lee Sang-hyeok)

Pro gamer 'Faker' (Lee Sang-hyeok)

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On the 11th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that they received a report about 10 p.m. the previous day regarding a post on an online community stating, "I will go to the dormitory of the team 'T1,' which Faker belongs to, and harm him with a weapon."



Considering the recent surge of online murder threats reported to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the case has been handed over to the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency. The police plan to identify and apprehend the author by tracing the internet protocol (IP) address.


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