South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will lift martial law that he announced just a few hours ago.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will lift martial law that he announced just a few hours ago in a late night move.
Less than two hours after his declaration, MPs defied the president, gathering at the National Assembly and voting to block his move.
Some broke through barricades or climbed fences to get inside the building; there were scuffles between police and protesters outside.
Demonstrators who had gathered outside parliament to protest the sudden introduction of military rule are now celebrating its equally sudden reversal.
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