China suspected in cinema bomb threats
China suspected in cinema bomb threats
2024-10-09
The documentary "State Organs," which discusses the subject of organ harvesting in China, has recently been released in theaters across Taiwan. Following its premiere earlier this month, theaters have started receiving bomb threat letters. The police have been inundated with reports and are now increasing patrols while also investigating IP addresses. Preliminary assessments suggest that these threats are typical harassment tactics used by Chinese cyber attackers operating from overseas.
A documentary that uses numerous testimonies, recordings of victims before their disappearance, and accounts from participating surgeons vividly portrays the horrors of organ harvesting.
The documentary began screening in several theaters across Taiwan in October. Theaters started receiving death threats and intimidation days after they began showing the documentary.
Wang Yu-chun
FTV reporter
One media outlet received a bomb threat within 20 minutes of reporting on the upcoming release of the documentary “State Organs.” However, the threats weren’t limited to the media. Threatening calls were made to various theaters across Taiwan.
In threats, the sender clearly stated that they had made a bomb and had gathered information about the theaters. They further threatened that if the movie continued to be screened, they would come to the theaters and shoot civilians. In response, the police immediately increased patrols and investigations while also tracking the sender’s IP address. The Criminal Investigation Bureau initially assessed that this is a typical harassment tactic used by Chinese cyber attackers.
Puma Shen
Lawmaker (DPP)
Regarding the film “State Organs,” it hits a sensitive nerve for China, so if they did nothing, it would be quite unusual. Instead, they resorted to online threats, such as sending emails and other forms of harassment, which could eventually escalate into real-world threats.
Voice of Kuan Nung-yun
Lion Travel & Entertainment
Due to the disruptions faced by the theaters, they can no longer continue screening the film. We hope that national security and police agencies can provide the public with an environment of freedom to live and express themselves.
The theaters screening the documentary have been affected, and some operators, concerned about the safety of their audiences, have decided to cancel the screenings. This may very well be the intended goal of the person sending the threat letters.
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電影"國有器官"上映! 竟收炸彈威脅恐嚇不准播放
2024-10-09
真實紀錄片"國有器官"，講述活摘人體器官的恐怖事件，沒想到，全台影城10月上映後，陸續收到恐嚇信件，揚言要在影城放炸彈等各種訊息，警方不斷接獲報案，現在，除了加強巡邏，同時也調查IP位置，初步研判，是中國網軍慣用的滋擾手段，在境外犯案。
一部紀錄片，透過大量證詞以及參與手術醫生、受害人失踪前錄音等，真實呈現活摘人體器官的恐怖。
紀錄片從10月開始在全台幾個戲院上映，沒想到，短短幾天，這些戲院陸續收到死亡威脅恐嚇。
[[民視記者 王毓珺]
“原來有媒體因為報導電影"國有器官"要上映的消息，竟然在短短的20分鐘內，就接到要被放炸彈的恐嚇的訊息，但是嫌犯的目標不光他們，他甚至還打電話到全台的各個影城”
一封封威脅郵件，裡面清楚寫著，製作了炸彈，也竊取影城訊息，更揚言如果繼續播放電影，將會到影城射殺民眾。警方立刻加強巡邏查緝，同時鎖定寄件人的IP位置，刑事局初步研判是中國網軍慣用的滋擾手法。
[[立委(民) 沈伯洋]]
“關於國有器官這個影片，因為是打到中國的痛點，所以如果中國什麼都不做，才是變得非常的奇怪。他反而是用網路上的一些威脅，可能用寄E-mail的方式，等等之類的去做騷擾，然後最後才會變是實體的(威脅)”
[[聲源:雄獅影視文化有限公司負責人 管弄雲]]
“因為影城受到的干擾也無法繼續放映，希望國安單位及警察單位，能夠給老百姓一個生活跟言論自由的環境”
播放紀錄片的戲院，遭受波及，有部分業者擔心觀眾們的安全，決定先行取消放映，而這或許就是寄出恐嚇信件者的目的。
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