According to Yonhap, Korean police on January 6 began an investigation a week ago after an official from the country’s Ministry of Justice received an email sent by a person claiming to be a Japanese lawyer. The above email was sent after Jeju Air’s Boeing 737-800 crashed at Muan International Airport, South Jeolla Province (southern Korea) on December 29.
Debris of the Jeju Air plane slid off the runway and fell at Muan International Airport in Muan (South Korea) on December 30, 2024.
The content of this email also contained a threat to detonate large bombs in some urban areas of Korea. “We plan to ask the Japanese police to cooperate through Interpol and pursue international criminal justice cooperation through diplomatic channels,” said an official of the Korea National Police Agency (KNPA). ) said.
KNPA suspects this latest email threat may have been carried out by the same perpetrator who sent similar packages to Korean organizations in August 2003. KNPA said it is also investigating 126 malicious online comments about Jeju Air crash victims and their families.
It is unclear what caused the tragic plane crash in Korea
Previously, Korean investigators hypothesized that the plane hit a bird and had a broken engine providing power to the landing gear, causing this part to not detach and the plane to land on its belly. . After sliding at high speed, the plane hit the mound at the end of the runway and the airport fence next to it, exploding.
On January 6, the Korean Government announced the completion of handing over all 179 bodies of victims of the Jeju Air plane crash to their families and relatives. South Korean Acting Interior Minister Ko Ki-dong said search and rescue efforts at the accident scene were in the final stages.
Mr Ko added that the government would “continue to provide support after the funeral”. The Korean government conducted a safety inspection of all 101 Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by 6 domestic airlines after the Jeju Air plane crash.
