Police investigate bomb threat against Gwangju Jeil High School over baseball rivalry

Police are investigating a bomb threat made against Gwangju Jeil High School, reportedly linked to an incident during a recent high school baseball tournament. The threat, posted online, claimed that explosives had been planted at the school with the intention of "crushing the future" of students from Baejae High School.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station received a report on July 4th about an online post stating that a bomb had been placed at Gwangju Jeil High School in Munam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju. The person who reported the threat indicated they saw a post claiming "a bomb was installed at Gwangju Jeil High School" and that it would "crush the future of Baejae High School students."

Upon receiving the report, police and fire authorities conducted a search of the school premises but found no explosives. The National Police Agency issued a statement condemning such acts as clear criminal offenses that infringe upon students' right to education and disrupt the public's peaceful daily lives. The agency vowed to take swift and strict action, including immediate investigations under relevant laws such as the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and charges of public threat, against anyone posting defamatory or slanderous content or making bomb threats targeting schools or students.

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Such acts clearly violate students' right to education and disrupt the public's peaceful daily lives. In the future, if posts are made to defame or slander related schools or students, or if bomb threats are made, we will immediately launch investigations under charges such as violation of the Information and Communications Network Act and public threat, and respond strictly.