Police Trace Author of Online Threat to Attack Incheon High School With Hydrochloric Acid

Police have launched an investigation after a post threatening a hydrochloric acid attack on a high school in Incheon was uploaded online.

According to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency today (August 11), a report was filed at around 10:06 PM the previous day stating that a post threatening a hydrochloric acid attack targeting a high school in Cheonghak-dong, Yeonsu-gu, had been published.

Police visited the school around 6:00 AM today, before students arrived for classes, to conduct patrols, but no signs of a terror threat were found, according to authorities.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, which initially received the report, plans to trace and investigate the author of the post.

A police official stated, "As there are no unusual circumstances, the school is currently holding normal classes," adding, "We have notified the school of the report and requested that they strengthen internal security, including through school guards."

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