'Bomb Threat at Hwaseong City Hall' Email from Japan... City Hall Access Completely Sealed Off

An email claiming that explosives were planted at Hwaseong City Hall in Gyeonggi Province was received, prompting military and police forces to begin a search for explosives.

According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency on the 16th, at around 9:14 a.m. that day, a 112 report was received stating that an email was sent from Seoul City Hall claiming that bombs had been planted at hundreds of locations including elementary and middle schools in Seoul, famous universities nationwide, and frontline city halls.

On the morning of the 16th, police are controlling the scene at Hwaseong City Hall where an email confirming the installation of explosives was received.
[Photo by Jeong Duhwan]

The police notified the relevant police agencies in charge of the locations mentioned in the email, and it was confirmed that Suwon City Hall and Hwaseong City Hall were included within the jurisdiction of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency.

In preparation for any eventuality, the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency temporarily evacuated the officials of the two city halls and dispatched one police special forces team to each location to check for any potential threats.

As of 11 a.m., Hwaseong City Hall was completely sealed off. The threat actor in the email reportedly warned that the explosives would detonate between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day.

On the morning of the 16th, police are controlling access at the main entrance of Hwaseong City Hall, where an email confirming the installation of explosives was received.
[Photo by Jeong Duhwan]

The email was identified as coming from the same address as the bomb threat emails originating from Japan that have been ongoing since last week.

On the 7th, an email was sent to several people including Seoul city officials threatening to detonate a time bomb unless they assassinated Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Threatening emails to blow up Namsan Tower, the National Museum of Korea, the Japanese School, and the Japanese Embassy were also sent from the same Japanese account.

On the 14th, an email claiming that high-performance bombs had been planted in several locations within Seoul City Hall was confirmed, leading the police to deploy special forces and police dogs to search inside and around the Seoul City Hall building.

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