Kwak Yeon-soo is a digital editor at The Korea Times creating, editing and curating digital content for the newspaper’s website, mobile app and social media. She previously covered a diverse array of cultural, political and business topics.
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at KSPO Dome in Seoul
Concertgoers gather around the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul, Sunday, as authorities search for a purported explosive device. Yonhap
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Spectators were forced to evacuate the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul on Sunday afternoon after a bomb threat was reported at around 2 p.m., with special police forces mobilized to the scene, officials said.
Police evacuated everyone from the arena and searched for a purported explosive device. However, no explosives were found and no one was injured.
K-pop boy group THE BOYZ's "THE BLAZE" World Tour concert in Seoul, originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at the KSPO Dome, was postponed to 6 p.m. due to an inspection of the venue’s internal facilities.
"We inform you that the inspection has been completed. The venue will be opened to ticket holders from 4:45 p.m. and the concert will begin at 6 p.m. We sincerely apologize for making you wait outside in hot weather. Cool water will be handed out around the venue, so please take note," the group's agency Onehundred posted on X.