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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Seoul raises terror threat level as 260,000 fans descend for BTS comeback gig

South Korea has raised its terror alert level in the capital Seoul ahead of a BTS comeback concert that is expected to draw more than 260,000 fans.

On Wednesday, prime minister Kim Min Seok’s office said the alert level in Seoul’s Jongno and Jung districts had been raised from the lowest “attention” level to “caution”, the second tier in a four-level system.

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