Student protesters held over attempted entry into US Embassy in Seoul

Eight members of a progressive student group were arrested Thursday after allegedly attempting to enter the US Embassy in Seoul during a protest, police said. According to the Jongno Police Station, the protesters, members of the Korean Progressive University Student Union, staged a demonstration around noon in front of the embassy’s main gate in central Seoul. During the protest, they chanted slogans condemning Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United States Forces Korea. Brunson recently drew

By The Korea Herald