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Police detect 315 online murder threats, nab 119 suspects

The National Police Agency has detected 315 online murder threats, which have surged following recent stabbing attacks, and nabbed 119 posters of such messages...
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Korea to release billions in frozen Iranian assets

Seoul is taking steps to release Iranian funds held in Korea due to U.S. sanctions on Tehran, according to local media reports on Friday. It...
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Bundang stabbing suspect apologizes to victims

Choi Won-jong, the suspect in the stabbing rampage in Bundang, Gyeonggi, last week, apologized to victims in front of media as police handed his...
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One dead, one missing as Typhoon Khanun batters Korea

At least one person died and another went missing in Daegu on Thursday as Typhoon Khanun slammed Korea, toppling trees and submerging cities and...
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Ministry to push legal changes to punish threats, weapons possession

The Ministry of Justice announced Wednesday that it will establish legal provisions to punish murder threats and the possession of weapons in public, following...
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A woman arrested for threatening to kill 20 Korean men

A woman in her 30s was arrested on Wednesday for threatening to murder 20 Korean men at Seohyeon Station in Bundang, Gyeonggi. She was among...
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Yoon says military must be able to ‘eliminate’ North Korea’s threats

The South Korean military must be able to "eliminate" the sources of threats when North Korea launches "provocations" with its nuclear weapons or missiles, President...
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Records suggest dubious overseas trips prior to Jamboree

Records show that officials from related local governments and agencies traveled abroad 99 times over the past eight years purportedly to prepare for the...
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Screams by BTS fans throw subway passengers into panic

Public fear in the wake of a recent spate of random knife attacks is producing victims of its own.   On Sunday night, screaming BTS fans...
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Increasing number of online murder threat posts spark fears

Police are investigating a series of murder threat posts posted online following a stabbing rampage in Bundang, Gyeonggi, on Thursday night. Amid the public’s rising...
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