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Police have begun tracking down the person who posted a threat on social media (SNS) suggesting an intent to kill President Lee Jae-myung.

According to police and others on the 6th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received a report at about 9:30 a.m. that said, "A post saying they would assassinate President Lee Jae-myung has been uploaded on SNS."

The poster is said to have uploaded a total of five similar threatening messages to their SNS account on the morning of the same day.

Police assigned the case to the Hyehwa Police Station and are currently investigating to identify the poster. They plan to analyze SNS account information and internet protocol (IP) addresses to identify the person.

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