Police probe bomb threat fax from Japan

Police are investigating a fax sent from Japan threatening to blow up the National Assembly and other major facilities in Korea, though no signs of explosives have been found so far, officials said Monday.

According to the police, the foreign ministry received a fax written in Japanese at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, which states important domestic facilities will be blown up at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The important facilities mentioned in the fax included the National Assembly and major political parties' headquarters.

The police completed a search of the Democratic Party headquarters in the Yeouido district in the morning, but no explosives or hazardous materials were found. They plan to search the People Power Party headquarters in the afternoon.

Noting the fax was sent by a person claiming to be a Japanese lawyer, the police suspect it may have been committed by the same perpetrator who has sent similar emails and faxes to major domestic organizations since August 2023. (Yonhap)