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Suspected bomb found in subway in Seoul
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THE police came to a conclusion that a suspect object found at a subway station in South Korean capital Seoul was not a bomb, local media reported today.
Yonhap News Agency reported earlier that the object was identified as explosive, but other media said later that it was not explosive, citing police officers.
A black, traveling bag was placed by an unidentified old man next to chairs in front of platform at the Gangnam-gu Office Station of Bundang Line.
The KORAIL, the state-run subway operator, said in its Twitter account that subway trains passed by the station without stop as suspected explosive was reported to the police as of 2:05 p.m.
A bomb disposal unit of the military was dispatched to the place after police received the report. The subway line stopped operating at around 3:45pm.
According to the police, it was initially mistaken for explosive as there was metalportable cloth hanger inside the bag, which was seen as a detonator when seeing through the bag with a penetrating device.
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