Man in His 30s Arrested for Posting 'Gangnam Station Stabbing' Warning Using Police Staff Account (Comprehensive)

A man in his 30s who posted a knife attack threat online under the name of an active police officer has been apprehended.

The Cyber Terror Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency announced on the 22nd at 8:32 a.m. that Mr. A was urgently arrested on charges of intimidation and is currently under investigation.

Mr. A is suspected of posting a message titled "I will carry out a knife attack tonight at Exit 1 of Gangnam Station" on the workplace online community 'Blind' the previous morning using a police officer's account.

At the time, Mr. A wrote, "Everyone, watch out lol, I’m going to kill everyone," and the post was immediately deleted. The Blind community requires workplace verification via email to join, and the verified workplace is displayed on posts.

Police investigation confirmed that Mr. A is not a police officer and reportedly stated that he is a company employee. The police plan to investigate how Mr. A gained access to the police officer account and decide whether to request an arrest warrant.

Since the 'Shillim-dong Weapon Rampage' incident, more than 200 people have been caught by the police for posting murder threats online. As of 9 a.m. on the 22nd, the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency confirmed 443 murder threat posts nationwide, apprehended 201 authors, and arrested 20 of them. Depending on the investigation, the police are applying charges including intimidation, special intimidation, attempted murder, and obstruction of official duties by deception.

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