Friday photo: Beef around the clock
Here are some wild scenes from the ongoing beef protests in South Korea: Photos by KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images Apparently, the South Korean riot police have been working in shifts, as some of the most violent protests have happened overnight. The protesters failed to convince South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who moved Thursday to lift the ...
Here are some wild scenes from the ongoing beef protests in South Korea:
Here are some wild scenes from the ongoing beef protests in South Korea:
Apparently, the South Korean riot police have been working in shifts, as some of the most violent protests have happened overnight. The protesters failed to convince South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who moved Thursday to lift the ban on American beef. Read the backstory here.
Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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