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

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.