SKoreans protesting against US beef imports clash with police at 2nd rally
Hundreds of South Korean protesters clashed with riot police early Monday during an illegal rally against a beef import agreement with the United States.
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A policeman "shoved me and slammed his shield into my right side," Cho Ik-bi, a 36-year-old businessman, told The Associated Press as he was taken to an ambulance.
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Restricted imports of U.S. beef reached South Korean supermarkets last year, but further shipments were canceled in October after banned parts, such as bones, were found. An agreement reached last month sought to scrap nearly all the quarantine restrictions imposed by the previous government to guard against mad cow disease.
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The article from AP
Video from The Hankyoreh - http://english.hani.co.kr
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A policeman "shoved me and slammed his shield into my right side," Cho Ik-bi, a 36-year-old businessman, told The Associated Press as he was taken to an ambulance.
....
Restricted imports of U.S. beef reached South Korean supermarkets last year, but further shipments were canceled in October after banned parts, such as bones, were found. An agreement reached last month sought to scrap nearly all the quarantine restrictions imposed by the previous government to guard against mad cow disease.
...
The article from AP
Video from The Hankyoreh - http://english.hani.co.kr
topics:
South Korea,
Korea,
Trade,
Beef,
Mad Cow Disease,
Imports
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