The World - News from May 15, 1987
Nearly 10,000 South Korean students staged anti-government protests on campuses across the country, and at least 50 people were reported injured in battles with police. Police said nearly 3,000 arrests were made. Protests have mounted since President Chun Doo Hwan announced April 13 that he was suspending debate on constitutional change. Some protesters were preparing for Monday’s anniversary of the start of the 1980 Kwangju uprising, in which troops killed as many as 200 people.
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