Gwangju Women's University 'Explosive' Scare... Military and Police Search, Students and Staff Evacuated

Misogynistic Threat Email Claims "Women Do Not Need Education"
300 Military and Police Personnel Deployed... No Explosives Found

An email threatening that an explosive device had been installed at the Lifelong Education Center of Gwangju Women's University in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, was received, leading to a temporary deployment of military and police forces on July 7 and an evacuation of students and staff.

On the 7th, a suspicious report of an explosive device being installed at the Lifelong Education Center of Gwangju Women's University in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, was received, and the police special forces bomb disposal unit is conducting a search. Photo by Yonhap News

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, at around 11:30 a.m. that day, the school reported receiving an email containing a threat to "detonate dynamite." The sender claimed to be a member of "Namseongyeondae" and included misogynistic statements, such as "women do not need education."

The email was sent on July 4, but due to the weekend, a school staff member only checked it on the morning of July 7. Upon receiving the report, the police urgently evacuated students and staff.

Subsequently, a total of about 300 personnel, including the Air Force bomb disposal unit, military and police search teams, and four explosive detection dogs, were deployed to search the entire campus buildings, but no explosives were found. The police plan to continue the investigation, including tracking down the email sender.

Meanwhile, a similar threatening email was sent to Sungshin Women's University in Seoul, and the police and relevant authorities have launched a search in response.

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