SOUTH KOREA: CURBS ON DEMONSTRATORS

Created: 10/19/1979

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SOUTH KOREA; Curb! Cm Demonstrators

tuean is calm follouinc theta tiering of regularite in the city and at the tuo major egnptaee uhere dmrnonetratione ocW curred on Tuesday <mi Vedxttaoy.

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the past used regular troops forces in blocking the spread of

The student demonstrators, whose prlatsry target was the local police, seemed to be unusually well organized. They were joined by some other civilians, mainly younger service workers and youth who had failed to gain school admission.

School and police authorities in Seoul and in other cites have increased their control measures. Thedecision to address the issue in relatively candid terms in the domestic media and Its emphasis on theharmful effects of such actions on domestic

also be inhibiting the spread of demonstra-

South Korea

Violent demonstratlona pitting students against police yesterday spread to the provincial town of Hasan, acme SO kilometers west of Pusan. According to UPI,tudents gatheredniversity campus to protest suspension of classes and then marched downtown where they fought with riot police, threw rocks, and attacked several police stations. The demonstration endedidnight curfew fell. Kaean has beensensitive since0igh school atudent diedemonstration against rigged elections. (See related article on|

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