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Six hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
At 11PM, an order is issued by General Park Ahn-su, declaring that “all media and publications shall be placed under the control of the Martial Law Command,” and prohibiting political gatherings, demonstrations, strikes, and slowdowns. At dinner we were seated by a group of men with maybe a dozen empty liter bottles of beer on their table; we watched them wave down the proprietor for even more alcohol. The sudden vibe shift starts with a middle-aged aunty sitting on a platform bench waiting for the other train who shouts “Fighting!” at the crowd that packs the escalator and the stairs.
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