A South Korean man, who allegedly threatened to blow up the Japanese Embassy in Seoul after getting indignant at a US broadcaster's remarks in favor of Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, has been briefly detained, police said Sunday.
The 55-year-old man identified only as Jung was booked without detention on charges of making a threatening call to the Japanese Embassy, according to Seoul's Jongno Police Station.
Jung was accused of threatening to blow up Japan's embassy with dynamite on Feb. 12 after hearing the news that a commentator of US broadcaster NBC made comments in support of Japan's forced occupation of the Korean Peninsula about a century ago during the network's live coverage of the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Jung admitted to his charges, saying he made the threatening call in a fit of anger under the influence of alcohol.