Korean man caught after threatening to blow up U.S. airport
Published: 17 Mar. 2026, 11:48
Updated: 17 Mar. 2026, 14:34
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A Korean man who had threatened in an online post to blow up a U.S. airport in March last year has been referred to prosecutors without detention, police said on Tuesday.
The suspect had allegedly posted a bomb threat on Detroit Airport’s website on March 20, 2025, after he was dissatisfied with the airport’s service.
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations requested cooperation from the Korean police in January. The suspect has been charged with making public threats.
“Public threats cause grave fear for the public, and we will track down and find those who post this nonsense wherever they are in the world,” said an official from the Cyber Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
“Anyone posting threats online will face the most severe legal consequences, including arrest, regardless of whether they claim it was meant as a joke,” the police official said.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY HYEON YE-SEUL, LEE JI-WON [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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