An international joint investigation over a Japanese email claiming responsibility for last week's fatal Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport will be conducted, the police said on Monday.
The email also contained threats to detonate high-powered bombs in several downtown areas of Korea.
Reportedly received by an official of the Ministry of Justice, following the Dec. 29 plane crash that killed 179 people, the email was sent by a person claiming to be a Japanese lawyer.
An official at the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) said, "We plan to request cooperation from the Japanese police through Interpol and pursue international criminal justice cooperation through diplomatic channels."
Police suspect the latest email threat may have been committed by the same perpetrator who had sent similar emails and faxes to major domestic organizations since August 2003.
Meanwhile, the KNPA said it was investigating 126 malicious online comments about the Jeju Air crash victims and their bereaved families as of 5 p.m. Sunday.
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