South Korean authorities on Tuesday detained eight members of a liberal student group after they attempted to enter a US air base south of the capital Seoul, APA reports.
The student activists were detained at K-55 Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korean police.
The activists, all members of the Korean Progressive University Student Union (KPUSU), breached the base’s main gate. Six entered the compound while chanting anti-US slogans, including slogans opposing the US 7th Air Force, while two others were stopped at the entrance.
US Forces Korea (USFK) detained the group before handing them over to South Korean police for investigation.
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