The appearance of the World Cultural Heritage Seolleung (King Seongjong’s Royal Tomb) that has been damaged. Provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration. News1, ‘The world cultural heritage Seolleung (King Seongjong’s Royal Tomb) has been damaged, and the police have started an investigation.’,
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, ‘On the 14th, Gangnam Police Station announced that they received a report from the management office of Seolleung at around 11:14 a.m. stating that ‘someone had intruded into Seolleung and damaged the soil covering the tomb.'”,
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, ‘According to the police’s on-site investigation, a hole the size of a fist was found at the lower part of Seolleung’s soil covering.’,
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, ‘Based on closed-circuit TV footage, the police believe that a woman intruded into Seolleung around 2:30 a.m. that day and committed the act. The police are currently tracing the suspect.’,
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, ‘An official from the Cultural Heritage Administration stated, “The suspect is believed to have entered through the gap between the traditional stone wall and the iron fence and taken a small amount of soil with just her fist.” The official also explained that they plan to strengthen patrols around the royal tomb.’,
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, ‘Located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seolleung is the tomb where the 9th king of the Joseon Dynasty, King Seongjong, and Queen Jeonghyeon are buried, officially designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2009.’,
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