Article 6SNTB South Korean president declares martial law over threat from ‘anti-state forces’

South Korean president declares martial law over threat from ‘anti-state forces’

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Amy Hawkins and Raphael Rashid in Seoul
from World news | The Guardian on (#6SNTB)

Yoon Suk Yeol says in late-night address that opposition parties have taken parliamentary process hostage

South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has declared martial law in an unannounced late-night televised address, claiming he would eradicate shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".

It is the first time since 1980 that martial law was declared in South Korea.

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