A man in his 20s sent a text message that he had installed an explosive in his car to an unknown person, causing a commotion in which police commandos were dispatched.
According to the police today (3rd), at around 8:40 am today, Mr. A (26, male) sent a suspicious threatening text message to Mr.
B, surprised by the message that 'we installed explosives in the car', reported it to the police.
At the report of Mr. B, 37 police personnel including commandos, 20 firefighters, and 5 military explosives disposal teams were dispatched to the scene for a total of 62 people.
Fortunately, no explosives were found, and it was confirmed that Mr. A's message was a simple prank text.
At 9:25 am today, 40 minutes after the report was received, Mr. A was arrested and the situation ended.
Person A said to the police, "It was because I was bored."
It is said that Mr. A is not acquainted with Mr. B.
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