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By Lee Hyo-jin
Police held a second suspect, Friday, who allegedly posted threatening flyers on the wall of the French Embassy in Seoul to protest the European nation's "anti-Muslim" stance.
The foreign national, 25, whose identity and nationality have not been revealed, was caught in a provincial city outside the capital area, according to Seodaemun Police Station.
The police are conducting a detailed investigation, after which the suspect will likely be charged for threatening diplomatic envoys.
His accomplice, a foreign man of the same age, was caught and booked on Wednesday. After the investigation, the police requested an arrest warrant on charges of threatening diplomatic envoys.
He allegedly admitted to the offense during the investigation, reportedly saying, "I put on the flyers because the French president has made several remarks devaluing Muslims."
The two men are suspected to have put up five posters with threatening messages on the wall of the French Embassy building in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, around 10:30 p.m., Sunday.
Messages included, "Do not destroy our religion," "Do not ignore Muslim" and "Those who point knife at us will be killed by the knife." Another poster had a picture of French President Emmanuel Macron painted with a red "X" sign and footprint drawings on his face, according to police.
Regarding concerns that their actions might be related to terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists, a police spokesperson said, "So far we didn't find them to be linked with any terrorist organizations."
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