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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

South Korean man ordered to pay £7,000 police bill for response to shopping centre bomb threat

A South Korean man was ordered to pay nearly 12.5m won (£6,800) after his fake online bomb threat triggered a major police response at a Seoul department store.

A Seoul court ruled the man must reimburse the government for the public resources used to respond to the threat, police said on Wednesday.

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