SEOUL: South Korea is in "chaos" after President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law, North Korean state media said on Wednesday (Dec 11) in its first comments on the political upheaval.
A placard with an image of South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed among other placards at a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korea n President Yoon Suk Yeol , who declared martial law , which was reversed hours later, in front of the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party, in Seoul, South Korea on Dec 10, 2024.
Relations between the two Koreas have been at one of their lowest points in years, with the North launching a flurry of ballistic missiles in violation of UN sanctions. He also allegedly ordered drones sent to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in an apparent attempt to provoke a conflict as a pretext for declaring martial law.
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