South Korea just increased its terror threat level in the country's capital city of Seoul, right before the BTS comeback concert that is said to take place to draw more than 250,000 fans from all over the world.
On Wednesday, the country's Prime Minister's office shared more about how the alert level in Seoul's Jongno and Jung districts was increased from the lowest attention to the level of caution, which is the second tier in the four-level system.
{img}The new threat level will come into play starting today and is said to last until Saturday midnight, as per the Korea Times.
The office issued a statement on the matter, mentioning the following: "Given the great uncertainties driven by international affairs, the government has concluded that it's going to be difficult to rule out the possibility of a potential terror threat in such a grand event like a BTS concert. A huge crowd would flock and would be taking a pre-emptive move to ensure everyone remains safe, as that is the highest priority," the post read.
{img}The country's president also chimed in about how such a mega event will prove to the world the great power of culture that the country aims to bring.