Defiant citizens come out in the South Korean capital to voice anger and dismay over actions of President Yoon and demand his resignation
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The mood outside South Korea’s parliament was a mix of anger and bewilderment on Wednesday afternoon, hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shocking, albeit thwarted, declaration of martial law.
The pre-dawn events caught many South Koreans off guard. Those who had slept through it awoke to the news that their democracy had faced its gravest challenge since the 1980s.
