South Korean police on Thursday arrested at least 14 people who entered a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a protest against Tokyo’s release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, an organizer and a Reuters witness said. .
The protest came on the day Japan began releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarizing move that sparked fierce new criticism across the region.
The group, made up mostly of young people, reached the eighth floor, where the embassy is located, and hung banners condemning the liberation.
South Korean college students are detained by police officers in Seoul August 24, 2023. REUTERS
The group was able to reach the eighth floor, where the embassy is located, hanging banners condemning the 24 August 2023 liberation in Seoul. REUTERS
A South Korean university student is detained by police officers in an attempt to break into the Japanese embassy on August 24, 2023 in Seoul. fake images
“The sea is not Japan’s dumpster,” read one of the banners. “Stop releasing contaminated water immediately.”
A Reuters photographer at the scene saw police officers physically carry and drag protesters out of the building and onto a bus.
A police officer from the Jongno police station in the capital said he had no immediate information.
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