SOUTH KOREA: Thousands of anti government protestors in spectular battle with riot police

Record ID: 751515

  • Title: SOUTH KOREA: Thousands of anti government protestors in spectular battle with riot police
  • Date: 24th September 1990
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, (SEPTEMBER 22, 1990) (REUTERS - DAE HACK RO) GV/PAN STUDENTS THROWING PETROL BOMBS AT POLICE AND PHOTOGRAPHER HIT BY FIRE BOMB (2 SHOTS) SV/GV POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS FROM ARMOURED VEHICLE AND CHARGE STUDENTS (2 SHOTS) SV/PAN ALLEGED STUDENT WALKING WITH POLICE BREAKS AWAY AND JOINS STUDENTS WHO ARE CHASED BY POLICE DOWN SIDE STREET SV/PULL-BACK-TO-GV NIGH SHOTS OF STUDENTS THROWING PETROL BOMBS AT POLICE SV/PAN NIGHT SHOTS OF POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS AT STUDENTS AS THEY RETURN FIRE WITH PETROL BOMBS (1.23)
  • Embargoed: 9th October 1990 13:00
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  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Domestic Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVAA266TTTLJ74JFLAWOS0S980YZ
  • Story Text: Thousands of protesters, angry at government moves to relax curbs on farm imports, fought with riot police in Seoul on Saturday (September 22).

    Protesters threw fire bombs and the police used tear gas against the demonstrators.There were no reports of serious injuries.

    Police said that 1,665 farmers, students and dissidents were detained but most of them would be released with a warning.

    Saturday's rally was called jointly by a nationwide farmers' organisation and a dissident coalition group to denounce Seoul's moves to open up domestic markets to agricultural imports.

    The protesters also demanded President Roh Tae-Woo's resignation, the dissolution of parliament and new general elections.
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