Man detained after hospital bomb threat

Yonhap

By Jung Min-ho, Kang Aa-young

A man has been detained for allegedly threatening to bomb a major hospital in Seoul, police said Tuesday.

The man in his 30s, whose identity is being withheld, told police Monday night (at around 8:45 p.m.) that he had planted a bomb that “will go off in 10 minutes” at the Severance Hospital in Sinchon, according to the Seodaemun Police Station.

Police immediately sent their bomb disposal unit there and told everyone, including patients and their families, to be prepared for evacuation.

After searching seven hospital buildings and apprehending the caller at a hotel in the city, police stopped their search at around 11:45 p.m.

Police said the man was drunk when he called. They are investigating why he made the threats.