No explosives found at Seoul stadium in police search following bomb threat against Ohtani

South Korean police didn't find explosives at Gocheok Sky Dome despite bomb threat against Shohei Ohtani. The search, triggered by a tip received by South Korea's consulate general in Vancouver, involved 150 officers using sniffer dogs and X-ray detectors. The threat came via email from someone claiming to be a Japanese lawyer. The MLB opening game proceeded as planned with heightened security measures in place.

South Korean police said they've found no explosives at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome after searching the site on Wednesday following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

About 150 police officers used sniffer dogs, X-ray detectors and other equipment to search through the stadium, but no suspicious objects were discovered, according to Seoul's Guro police station.

Police officers said they acted on a tip that there was a threat targeting Ohtani but didn't elaborate.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the search happened after South Korea's consulate general in Vancouver, Canada received an email threatening to detonate an explosive at the Gocheok stadium during the Major League Baseball opening game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres scheduled to start later Wednesday.

The game will mark the first MLB regular season game in South Korea.

Yonhap said the sender of the English-language email claimed to be a Japanese lawyer. Yonhap cited police as suspecting the email might have come from a person who last year allegedly sent a slew of similar threatening emails and faxes while claiming to be a Japanese lawyer.

Police and bomb-sniffing canines were seen searching the seats and hallways of the stadium during the morning. The search did not appear to affect game preparations, with groundcrews checking the fields and K-pop performers rehearsing in the outfield.

Guro police officers said a total of about 350 officers will be deployed by the time the Dodger-Padres game begin.

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