Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.
Photo: AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Martial law has been declared in South Korea in a shock move by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
It follows a major political battle with the opposition-controlled legislature.
Troops have been at the country’s National Assembly building.
In a surprise late-night TV address, Yoon said opposition parties had taken the parliamentary process hostage.
He vowed to eradicate “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces” and said he had no choice but to take the measure to safeguard constitutional order.
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