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Unemployed S. Korean man arrested for allegedly leaving explosive device at airport

February 3, 2016

The message, printed in Arabic on half an A4-size sheet of paper, read: “This is the last warning to you. God will punish.” (Yonhap)

INCHEON (Yonhap) — Police said Thursday that they have arrested an unemployed South Korean man for allegedly leaving a box suspected to contain explosive devices at South Korea’s main airport.

The 36-year-old is being questioned by police after he was apprehended on Wednesday night in Guro, southwestern Seoul.

The arrest came five days after he allegedly left a suspicious box in a men’s bathroom at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul.

The box contained a warning message in Arabic, a butane gas canister, one bottled water and guitar strings, as well as broccoli and a banana peel, police said, noting no explosives or detonators were found.

The message, printed in Arabic on half an A4-size sheet of paper, read: “This is the last warning to you. God will punish.”

After analyzing the sentence, police concluded that the possibility of a Muslim terror organization’s involvement is rather low.

Experts have said there are some grammatical errors and it is different from typical threatening messages, which either cite the Koran or are written in the name of Allah.

Police said they are investigating his motive and the details of the incident.