Police to seek tens of millions of won in damages over fake bomb threats

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• ·Police are suing five suspects for 33.12 million won after repeated false bomb threats triggered large emergency responses, with total claims likely to rise if targeted companies file separately.
• ·Police are seeking tens of millions of won in damages from five people accused of making fake bomb threats against companies and state institutions, and the bill could grow far larger if the targeted firms file their own suits.
• ·The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Monday it will seek 33.12 million won ($21,900) in collective damages from the five — four teenagers and one person in their 20s — after a review by its damages committee.
• ·Four of them are accused of so-called swatting, repeatedly filing false reports and bomb threats through the messaging app Discord to provoke a large emergency response.
• ·One was detained and indicted for posting seven bomb threats in January aimed at KT, Unjeong Jungang Station, Gangnam Station, Busan Station, Cheonan-Asan Station and the broadcasters SBS and MBC.