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Funeral wreaths are set up in front of Paichai High School in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul, on July 2.

High school baseball taunt spirals into a bomb threat as Paichai prepares to apologize

Police are investigating an online bomb threat at Gwangju Jeil High School as Paichai High School prepares an in-person apology over a taunt tied to the May 18 Gwangju uprising.

2026.7.5

Police starting to track down person behind Gwangju high school bomb threat

Authorities are searching for the person behind an online bomb threat targeting Gwangju Jeil High School after tensions flared over offensive trash talk at a baseball tournament.

2026.7.5

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Travelers are seen at Osong Station in Cheongju on Oct. 9. 2025. [YONHAP]

Bomb threat targets Osong Station in Cheongju, police investigating

A bomb threat targeting Osong Station in Cheongju was uploaded to an online community on Tuesday, with police dispatching a special forces unit to the scene.

2026.1.6

Military officials search Kakao office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 15, 2025, after the company reported receiving a bomb threat. [YONHAP]

Three teenage boys identified as prime suspects in series of online bomb threats

Police have identified three teenage boys as prime suspects in a case involving a string of bomb threats posted online last December targeting major Korean companies including Kakao, Naver, KT and Samsung Electronics.

2026.1.5

Officials search a high school in Asan, South Chungcheong, after receiving a report that bombs have been planted inside the campus on Oct. 13. [NEWS1]

Students evacuated at high school in Asan following bomb threat

All students at a high school in Asan, South Chungcheong, were evacuated on Monday morning after authorities received a report claiming a bomb had been planted. A man called emergency services claiming that he had planted a bomb at the school.

2025.10.13

A police special forces officer take part in a bomb-search drill with a trained dog on Aug. 20. [YONHAP]

Police and education officials respond to multiple bomb threats in Busan

Schools in Busan are scrambling to respond to a string of bomb threats sent by fax under the name of a Japanese lawyer.

2025.9.14

Police officials search for explosives following a bomb threat made against a department store in Gwangju on Aug. 11. [YONHAP]

Bomb threat against multiple Shinsegae locations prompts police, fire department response

A bomb threat targeting multiple Shinsegae retail locations triggered police and fire department responses in Seoul on Tuesday. Searches took place nationwide, but no explosives were found.

2025.9.2

Members of the Special Operation Unit leave Shinsegae Department Store’s main branch in Myeongdong, central Seoul, after completing a search for explosives on Aug. 5, following an online post on a community site claiming a bomb had been planted inside the store. [NEWS1]

Stronger measures, more aggressive lawsuits needed to combat hoax bomb threats, experts say

Experts call for stronger legal measures against false bomb threats that are draining public funds by millions of won each time large-scale police responses are mobilized, including aggressive damage claims.

2025.8.31

A commercial building in Suwon, Gyeonggi, that houses a fast food chain [YONHAP]

Suwon bomb threat was a disgruntled delivery driver's prank, police find

A delivery worker appears to have staged a bomb threat at a restaurant in Suwon, Gyeonggi, out of spite.

2025.8.18

An image of a hand holding up a lighter [YONHAP]

Man fined 6 million won for threatening bystanders with homemade bomb in public

A man in his 20s was fined by a court for carrying a homemade explosive device in public and engaging in threatening behavior. The Seoul Southern District Court’s 15th Criminal Division fined the man 6 million won ($4,300).

2025.8.17