Prior to the game on the 5th, KBO strengthened safety management in relation to posts related to Daegu District crime notices posted on social media, and announced that it would continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of spectators.안전놀이터
Ahead of the KBO regular league match between Samsung Lions and LG Twins held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu that day, an article foretelling a riot with a weapon was posted in the cheering corner of the KBO official application.
Safety personnel such as the Daegu Police Agency, the Daegu Suseong Police Station, who were reported and dispatched, were deployed at and around the Daegu Stadium.
As social anxiety has grown due to a series of heinous crimes against an unspecified number of people recently, the KBO sent an official letter to each club on the 4th to strengthen security screening upon entering the audience, deploy additional safety personnel, and communicate with related organizations such as police and fire departments. It has requested thorough preparations for crimes such as strengthening cooperation and strengthening overall stadium safety management.
Prior to the game on the 5th, each club strengthened measures for the safety of spectators, such as deploying their own security staff.
The head of Daegu Stadium, where the report was made, also strengthened measures for the safety of the audience, such as adding additional police personnel from the Suseong Police Station, the jurisdictional police station, along with increasing Samsung club’s own security personnel.
The game started as scheduled, as no unusual incidents related to the crime were found. With the cooperation of the Samsung club and the police, the match ended normally without incident, and the spectators left safely under the protection of security personnel.
KBO and each club will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of spectators, such as reinforcing security screening using metal detectors when entering the stadium, additional deployment of safety personnel, and strengthening cooperation with related organizations, even for games scheduled after tomorrow.