The World - News from Sept. 6, 1989
Thousands of South Korean students, some armed with firebombs, rocks and lead pipes, clashed with police in the city of Kwangju during a march protesting the government’s crackdown on the outlawed National Teachers Union, the Yonhap News agency said. Police detained 342 students in the melee.
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