Busan Haeundae 'Knife Attack Threat' Post Author Caught... "Teenage Minor Prank"

Tracking the "Indiscriminate Murder of Civilians and Police in Jaesong and Centum"

Busan Police Caught Suspect in 2 Hours, Who Said "It Was a Joke"

The author who posted a 'murder threat' targeting Haeundae, a representative tourist destination in Busan, and came under suspicion was revealed to be a teenage minor.

Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 5th that they apprehended and are investigating a boy identified as A, who posted a message titled 'Busan Jaesong Station stabbing threat' on an online community around 5:30 PM on the 4th.

According to the police, A posted messages on SNS stating intentions such as "Today, I will kill civilians and police officers around Busan Jaesong Station and Centum."

The police discovered the post through real-time monitoring and quickly began tracking the author, arresting A at his residence about two hours later.

The author was confirmed to be a teenage minor and underwent an initial investigation accompanied by a guardian; it is reported that A posted the message as a prank.

On the morning of the 4th, a post predicting a 'weapon rampage at Busan Seomyeon Station' was uploaded and then deleted online, prompting a police investigation, but the author of that post has not yet been apprehended.

Busan Police Agency.