'Bomb Threat' Email Sent to Belarus Embassy... Police Conduct Search Operation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The Belarusian Embassy in South Korea reported receiving a terror threat email, prompting the police to respond.

According to the police on the 2nd, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul received a report around 8:30 p.m. the previous day from the Belarusian Embassy stating that they had received an email threatening to blow up the embassy building.

The email was written in Russian. Similar emails were reportedly sent to Belarusian embassies in other countries as well.

The police plan to dispatch a special police unit to the scene and have also requested cooperation from the military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to conduct a search operation.