DOZENS of South Korean protesters were injured in clashes with police yesterday over the deployment of more US anti-ballistic missile launchers.
Thirty-eight protesters as well as six officers were injured as thousands of riot police swarmed over demonstrators who were attempting to block vehicles carrying four launchers to the village of Seongju — the site of South Korea’s terminal high-altitude area defence (Thaad) system.
The South Korean President Moon Jae In approved the full deployment of the system this week after North Korea fired a powerful missile on Sunday.
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