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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech to declare martial law in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024. The Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
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South Korean flag hangs on a pole outside the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Police officers close the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Police officers close the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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People react as police close the gate of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Police officers block the entry to the National Assembly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS
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A woman holds a placard as police officers walk outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Soldiers prepare to advance to the main building of the National Assembly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS
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People wave banners as military helicopters fly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Police officers walk among the crowd, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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A person gestures while standing among the crowd outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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Military forces walk outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Soldiers leave the National Assembly after South Korea's parliament passed a motion requiring the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol to be lifted in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speak to media after South Korea's parliament passed a motion requiring the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol to be lifted in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS
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A person gestures while standing among the crowd outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People gesture outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People gesture outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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People gesture outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People hold placards as they gather outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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A man speaks to police officers outside the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People hold placards that read "Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol" and "Investigate his act of rebellion immediately", at a rally to condemn South Korean President’s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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A demonstrator holds a sign as people take part in a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from power, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. The sign reads, "Arrest the insurrectionist Yoon Suk Yeol". REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
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People hold banners calling for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Protesters hold up signs as people and lawmakers attend a rally to condemn South Korean President?s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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People hold signs during a rally calling for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers observe a tribute of silence during a rally to condemn South Korean President’s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung holds a sign reading "Investigate his act of rebellion immediately", at a rally to condemn South Korean President?s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung looks on as people hold placards that read "Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol" and "Investigate his act of rebellion immediately", at a rally to condemn South Korean President’s surprise declarations of the martial law last night and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji