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August 4, 2016

South Koreans Continue Daily Protest Against U.S. Missile Base
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In South Korea, daily protests against the deployment the U.S.'s THAAD
missile system continued into their second week today. Residents of
Seongju County, southeast of Seoul, have held daily demonstrations since
their area was announced as the location for a missile base. The South
Korean government says it needs the missiles to counter threats from
North Korea, but not all South Koreans agree. This is South Korean
National Assemblymember Kim Han Jung.

Kim Han Jung: "The motivation of the Seongju residents' fight is not
only about protecting their own interests, and they are not fighting
alone. They fight for peace in the Korean Peninsula, for the good of
their homeland."

Topics:South Korea North Korea

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