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28 July 2001 |
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010728/wl/skorea_us_protest_1.html |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Activists marched near the main U.S. military base in Seoul on Saturday to protest Washington's missile defense plan, which they said threatens stability on the divided Korean peninsula. About 500 demonstrators who gathered in front of the U.S. 8th Army base also demanded the withdrawal of 37,000 Americans stationed in South Korea. Thousands of police stood guard, but did not intervene. The protesters carried dozens of anti-U.S. banners and signs, saying that Washington's plans to build a missile defense system is hurting stability on the peninsula. ``Let's repel the missile defense and advance national reunification,'' the demonstrators chanted. ``U.S. troops out of Korea!'' Washington, South Korea's chief ally, plans to deploy a missile defense system capable of protecting the United States and its allies from attacks by so-called ``rogue states'' such as North Korea and Iraq. Communist North Korea, along with Russia and
China, vehemently opposes the project. |
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