game festival-bomb threat

▲ This screenshot from Twitter on July 22, 2023, shows a message threatening to detonate a bomb at the venue for Genshin Impact Summer Festival 2023 held at Olympic Park in Seoul's eastern ward of Songpa. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

game festival-bomb threat

200 evacuate following bomb threat targeting Genshin Impact festival in Seoul

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- About 200 people were evacuated Saturday after a message threatening to detonate a bomb at a gaming festival in Seoul surfaced on social media, according to police and firefighting officials.

According to police, a Twitter user posted a message claiming to have placed a bomb at the venue for the Genshin Impact Summer Festival 2023 held at Olympic Park in Seoul's eastern ward of Songpa earlier in the day.

The person wrote that the bomb will go off "when the time arrives" and told followers to "look forward to it." The user also shared photos of what appeared to be the alleged explosive.

After discovering the message, organizers suspended the event and reported it to the police. After searching the venue, police and firefighting officials said there was no bomb at the site.

Police are currently tracking down the person who wrote the message.

Genshin Impact is a popular open-world action role playing game published by Chinese developer HoYoverse. The company launched the four-day gaming festival for loyal South Korean users on Thursday.

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