Bomb threat reported at South Korea's Olympic gymnastics arena; delaying concert by K-pop top group The Boyz

The Star

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K-pop top boy group The Boyz were supposed to perform in their concert at 4pm at the arena but it was delayed due to the bomb threat. - Image from The Star/ Asia News Network
SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): A bomb threat was reported at an Olympic gymnastics stadium in eastern Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, prompting spectators to evacuate the site, police said.
No explosives were found, and no one was hurt, Yonhap News Agency reported.
South Korean Police sent a bomb squad to search for the explosive device allegedly planted at the KSPO Dome, or the Olympic Gymnastics Arena, in the Songpa district, after receiving a fax stating that an explosive had been installed at the stadium, officials said.
K-pop boy group The Boyz was scheduled to hold a concert there at 4 pm. Its agency said it had notified fans that the concert would be delayed due to the incident.
Similar bomb threats have been made in recent weeks, including an online post threatening to blow up the main branch of Shinsegae Department Store in Myeongdong, central Seoul. About 4,000 customers were immediately evacuated.
Police apprehended a middle school student on the southern island of Jeju for posting the threat message, and a man in his 20s in a southern province for posting a similar threat in the comments section.
Making threats to harm an unspecified number of people is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (US$14,400). - Bernama-Yonhap