понедельник, 5 марта 2012 г.

South Korean protesters clash with police amid rallies against US beef imports

South Korean protesters fought with police, tried to overturn riot-control buses and smashed their windows Sunday amid a deepening political crisis over U.S. beef imports, hours after their president appealed to Washington for help to ease growing public anger.

A pledge from U.S. President George Bush on Saturday to address South Korean health fears over beef appeared to do little to calm the protesters' ire at South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for agreeing to an import deal.

The violence came early Sunday after a crowd estimated by police at about 40,000 rallied Saturday night in central Seoul against the April agreement they say fails to protect …

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