Four elementary schools in eastern Seoul evacuated after receiving bomb threats

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Published: 15 Sep. 2025, 14:53 Updated: 15 Sep. 2025, 20:04

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Four elementary schools in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, evacuated students on Monday after receiving emails claiming that explosives had been planted on school grounds.

Authorities from the Seoul Dongdaemun Police Precinct said they received the reports from the four schools and initiated searches to verify the threat.

The emails reportedly warned that bombs would detonate at 3:34 p.m. on Monday. The sender claimed to be a Japanese lawyer, police said.

Authorities noted that the email resembled a string of threatening messages and faxes suspected to have originated in Japan since August 2023.

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BY HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]