Protests as S. Korea president defends US anti-missile system

Protests as S. Korea president defends US anti-missile system Seoul (AFP) July 21, 2016 - Several thousand South Koreans staged an angry protest Thursday against the planned deployment of a US anti-missile system near their hometown, but President Park Geun-Hye insisted the move was a national security imperative. South Korea's defence ministry announced last week the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system, or THAAD, will be installed in Seongju - a rural county about 200 ki ... more

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