Wave of bomb threats against South Korean schools sparks nationwide concern
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South Korean police said a post claiming to have planted explosives at a high school located in Seo-gu, Incheon, was made to a 119 safety-reporting centre on Oct 15.
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SEOUL - The school in Incheon, South Korea that temporarily closed on Oct 15 after three consecutive days of online bomb threats resumed classes on Oct 16, as police continue to investigate a wave of similar threats reported at schools nationwide.
Police said an Oct 15 post claiming to have planted explosives at a high school located in Seo-gu, Incheon, was made to a 119 safety-reporting centre at about 7.43am (6.43am, Singapore time).
This led the school’s decision to send home around 930 students. Police searched the school and found no explosives.
Investigators determined the threatening post was uploaded via a server located overseas, and the probe is ongoing.
Authorities said similar threats were posted on Oct 13 and 14.
In one post, the author threatened to return to the school at 11am to brandish a knife and set off a bomb. Another post said the attacker had been thwarted by police but would try again.
The Incheon case follows other recent school threats.
On Oct 13, police received an email claiming that a suspect had planted explosives made of carbon peroxide and acetone at Sogang University.
Similar emails were also sent to Korea University and Yonsei University earlier in October.
On the same day, a threatening email claiming bombs had been placed in four middle and high schools in Gwangju was sent to authorities, while a similar online post appeared in Asan, South Chungcheong Province.
No explosives were found in those incidents, police said. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
