"MLB Opening Game Gocheok Dome Bomb Threat" Email Reported... Police Tracking

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On the 20th, the police began tracking after receiving a report of an email threatening to carry out a bomb attack at Gocheok Dome, where the Major League Baseball (MLB) opening game in Seoul is scheduled.

According to the Guro Police Station in Seoul, a report was received early that day claiming to have received a threatening email stating, "I will detonate a bomb during the game and harm Shohei Ohtani and others." The email was written in English, and the sender claimed to be a Japanese lawyer. It is currently being verified whether the sender is actually Japanese.

On the 17th, Shohei Ohtani is coming in during the practice game between the Los Angeles (LA) Dodgers and the Kiwoom Heroes, held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul ahead of the official Major League Baseball (MLB) opening series.
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The police are tracking the suspect who sent the email and plan to deploy 30 special forces and 120 riot police to check for any explosives.

So far, no dangerous situations such as detection of explosives have occurred.

The two-game opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held at Gocheok Dome over two days starting today is the first official MLB game held in Korea and the ninth MLB regular season opening game held outside the United States. Ha-seong Kim of San Diego and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers are participating.

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