Man arrested for trying to enter Seoul prosecutors’ office with live machine gun round
Published: 30 Jul. 2025, 17:18
![The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul is seen on March 24. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2025/07/30/29a238e7-e9b0-455f-b3e5-04c355e2db9d.jpg)
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul is seen on March 24. [YONHAP]
A man in his 20s was arrested after attempting to enter the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office carrying an object believed to be a live round.
Seocho Police Precinct said Wednesday that the man was apprehended at the scene at 1:09 p.m. on charges of violating the Act on the Safety Control of Guns, Swords and Explosives.
According to police, the suspect was caught at 12:40 p.m. while trying to pass through an X-ray scanner at the building’s security checkpoint with an item in his bag resembling a 60-millimeter (2.4-inch) machine gun round. He was stopped by a security officer.
The suspect reportedly rambled incoherently when questioned by officers at the scene, but made no political statements.
Police said they have not identified any signs of anti-state motives so far. Authorities are investigating why the suspect attempted to enter the prosecutors’ office and whether he has a history of mental illness.
Translated from the JoongAng Ilbo using generative AI and edited by Korea JoongAng Daily staff.
BY HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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