World IN BRIEF : SOUTH KOREA : 3 Former Generals Arrested in Massacre
From Times Wire Reports
South Korean security forces arrested three ex-generals for their alleged role in smashing a pro-democracy uprising in which at least 240 people were killed. So far, 14 former generals, including two former presidents, have been detained on charges relating to the 1980 crackdown in the southern city of Kwangju. Those arrested were legislator Park Joon Byong, former Defense Minister Choi Se Chang and former chief presidential bodyguard Chang Se Dong.
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