Pro-Pyongyang students break into home of US envoy Harry Harris
- The group entered the compound in Seoul by climbing over the wall
- They were protesting against Washington’s demands that South Korea increase its contribution to the cost of defending the country
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The students broke into the compound in the centre of the capital by climbing over the wall, pictures they posted on Facebook showed.
One image showed a group standing on the veranda of a hanok – a traditional Korean house – holding up banners reading “Harris leave this land”, among others.
They said they were protesting against Washington’s demands that Seoul increase its contribution to the cost of defending the South. The US stations 28,500 troops in the country to protect it against the nuclear-armed North.
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A police official said: “17 students were taken to police station for investigation after breaking into the ambassador’s residence.”
The South’s foreign ministry condemned the students in a statement, saying that “any harm or attack on foreign diplomatic missions cannot be justified under any circumstances”.
It had asked for security to be stepped up around the residence and the US embassy, it added.
The students also attempted to break into the US Embassy in Seoul last January before being stopped by police.
