▲ Gwangju Jeil High School
Police have launched an investigation into a bomb threat made against Gwangju Jeil High School.
The National Police Agency announced today, July 5, that they have begun an investigation into a public threat claiming that an explosive device had been planted at a high school involved in a recent cheering slogan controversy during a high school baseball tournament.
On July 4, a post claiming that an explosive had been planted at Gwangju Jeil High School was uploaded to an online community. Police and fire authorities conducted a search for two and a half hours, but no explosives were found.
A National Police Agency official stated, "This is a clear crime that infringes on students' right to learn and disrupts the peaceful daily lives of citizens." The official added, "Moving forward, if anyone posts malicious comments or defamation targeting related schools or students, or uploads content such as bomb threats, we will respond sternly by immediately launching investigations into charges including violations of the Information and Communications Network Act and public intimidation."
Recently, a controversy arose during a high school baseball tournament when players from Seoul's Baejae High School shouted regional derogatory cheering slogans during a game against Gwangju Jeil High School.
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