김관진 국방부 장관이 수취인으로 명기된 백색가루가 담긴 괴소포가 국방부에 23일 배달됐다.

국방부 관계자는 "오늘 오전 10시 12분에 국방부 장관 앞으로 소포가 왔다"며 "지난번 국방부 인근에 뿌려진 것과 같은 괴문서와 함께 미상의 백색 가루가 배달됐다"고 밝혔다.

이 관계자는 "이에 따라 국방부는 합참과 통합 위기관리 TF 공조회의를 통해서 주요 인사에 대한 테러 시도 행위로 규정하고 소포물에 대한 물질을 분석하고 발신자를 추적하고 있다"고 말했다.

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Parcel with powder sent to S. Korean defense minister

A parcel containing a threatening letter and suspicious powder was delivered to South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin on Tuesday, ministry officials said, days after hundreds of leaflets threatening him were found amid high tensions with North Korea.  

"In the parcel addressed to defense minister with no sender name, the ministry found a threatening letter and unidentified powder," the ministry said in a release. 

The ministry identified the parcel delivery as "an attempted terror" against the minister and formed an emergency team to analyze components of the white powder and trace the sender.

The letter was the same leaflet, which were distributed near the ministry in early Friday morning, officials said. It denounced Kim's hard-line stance on North Korea and threatened to "punish" him. 

Investigations are currently underway to determine who were behind the leaflet distribution. (Yonhap News)
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