On the morning of the 7th, an Internet post about bombing the Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul was posted and a large-scale evacuation occurred.
According to the Songpa Fire Station in Seoul, the police requested a joint response to the firefighting team at around 10:19 a.m. when an online community posted an article predicting the bombing of the Jamsil Sports Complex this morning.
A netizen who introduced himself as a 'Sunni extremist terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) fighter' claimed to detonate bombs three times in the morning at Jamsil Sports Complex.
The fire department, which received the police request, sent 14 vehicles and 58 people to evacuate 1,000 workers who were preparing for the 'Seoul Festa 2022' at Jamsil Stadium.
It is reported that the LG Twins team, who was practicing at the stadium, also evacuated with the news of the terrorist threat.
Police dispatched to the scene searched the grounds, but confirmed that there were no bombs and ended the situation around 11:13 am.
The police tracked the IP address and identified Mr. A, a man in his 20s living in Goyang, Gyeonggi, as the author of the post.
The police, who went to the residence of Mr. A and checked his identity, did not secure new recruits considering that he has an intellectual disability and there is no real threat.
The police plan to determine whether or not to punish Mr. A and those around him after investigating the circumstances of the posting.
The post in question has now been deleted.
(Photo = Yonhap News)