Thousands of South Koreans have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against joint Washington-Seoul military drills as well as the deployment of a controversial US missile system amid tensions with the neighboring North.
South Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-US rally demanding peace on the Korean Peninsula in Seoul on August 15, 2017.
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South Koreans protest THAAD deployment, joint military drills with US
An estimated 10,000 protesters packed the streets around Seoul Square on Tuesday, calling on the government to scrap the deployment of the so-called US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and stop the joint military drills scheduled for next…