A post threatening to assassinate Park Hyung-jun, the mayor of Busan, was uploaded online, prompting the police to initiate a response.


According to the Yeonje Police Station in Busan, at around 3:51 PM on the 23rd, a post saying "Should I shoot that Busan mayor or whoever with a taser gun?" was uploaded on the online community DC Inside bulletin board.

Online Threats of Terror Against Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon... Police Strengthen Inspections View original image

After receiving the 112 report, the police deployed six patrol cars, detectives, riot police, and a total of about 50 officers, strengthening checkpoints and searches around City Hall.



The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, which first received the report, has started an investigation to identify the poster.


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