Overview

• Six high schools, including Seoul High School and Ewha Girls’ High School, received faxed threats on Thursday, prompting evacuations and early dismissals at some campuses.
• Police and fire crews searched affected sites and reported no explosives or dangerous materials, assessing the risk as low and not deploying special units.
• The faxes used the name of Japanese lawyer Takahiro Karasawa, who has publicly denied involvement amid long-running impersonation of his identity.
• Investigators are tracking fax numbers and coordinating with Japanese and international counterparts, saying the pattern likely points to the same individual behind earlier hoaxes.
• Thursday’s disruptions followed similar faxes to three Seoul middle schools a day earlier, part of a recent rise in threats that has strained school operations.