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Bomb Threat Sparks Alarm at Shinsegae Department Store

Summary by The Korea Times
Police and firefighters search the main branch of Shinsegae Department Store in central Seoul, Tuesday, after some 4,000 shoppers and employees evacuated the building following an online bomb threat. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Won-jeong = Police are searching the internet community after a threatening post claiming to have planted explosives at the Shinsegae Department Store headquarters in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul...

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[Digital Daily Reporter Yoo Chae-ri] Shinsegae Department Store announced that a police investigation has confirmed that a post alleging explosives were false at its main branch. Shinsegae Department Store released a statement on the 5th regarding the post alleging explosives at its main branch, stating, "We evacuated customers and employees immediately upon receiving information about the situation," and that "our business sites are currently …

Police SWAT team deployed, searched for 1 hour and 30 minutes… Citizens say, “It reminds me of the homemade explosives incident, so I’m scared” Reporters Jo Min-jeong and Choi Won-jeong = A notice threatening to blow up the Shinsegae Department Store Myeongdong main branch in Jung-gu, Seoul was posted online on the 5th, and the police began searching and customers were in a large crowd.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Korea, Republic of on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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