Overview

• A faxed threat on Aug. 10 prompted evacuation and a two-hour delay at the KSPO Dome before The Boyz resumed their final Seoul concert at 6 p.m.
• Police and fire teams conducted a full search of the venue, found no explosives, and labeled the incident a hoax.
• Investigators have arrested a middle school student in Jeju and a man in his 20s in a southern province for posting recent bomb threat messages online.
• On Aug. 11, authorities restricted access to a supposed Lotte Department Store in Gwangju and searched nearby branches after a 112 emergency call targeted a non-existent location.
• Under South Korean law, false bomb threats carry penalties of up to five years in prison or fines up to 20 million won.