"Explosion at Gimhae City Hall" Causes Evacuation of All Staff... Suspicious Object Found

Amid ongoing bomb threat emails targeting major public facilities nationwide, a bomb threat email concerning Gimhae City Hall in Gyeongnam was received, causing a commotion.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency and Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters on the 18th, around 2 p.m. that day, an email threatening to bomb Gimhae City Hall was sent to the police cyber system.

The email stated that explosives would be detonated at Gimhae City Hall between 3:34 p.m. on the 18th and 2:07 p.m. on the 20th.

This timing matches the bomb threat times listed in the Japan-originated terror emails that have continued for six days.

The police special forces are preparing for an on-site investigation in response to a terror threat at Gimhae City Hall, Gyeongnam.
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Police and fire authorities dispatched the police special forces and 119 special rescue teams to the scene in preparation for any emergency.

City hall employees and visitors were evacuated to a safe location.

A suspicious explosive device was found around 4:52 p.m., but X-ray examination revealed it to be a tumbler cleaning device.

Police and fire authorities plan to continue the investigation, including identifying the owner of the item.

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