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South Korea Protesters Scale Walls Outside US Ambassador's Residence

William Gallo

   SEOUL - Around 20 South Korean protesters broke into the residential
   compound of the U.S. ambassador to South Korea Friday, prompting U.S.
   officials to call for tighter security measures around diplomatic
   missions here.

   Video of the break-in posted online shows a group of young, chanting
   protesters using ladders to scale the stone wall surrounding Ambassador
   Harry Harris' house, which is in a central area of Seoul.

   After scaling the compound walls, the intruders attempted to forcibly
   enter the ambassador's residence but were detained by Seoul police,
   according to a statement by the U.S. Embassy issued Saturday.

   Some of the protesters carried signs calling for Harris to leave Korea
   and characterized U.S. troops as an occupying force.

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