South Korea martial law: The six hours that shook the country
A recap of a dramatic night that saw South Koreans rush to overturn the president's shock martial law order.
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"I couldn’t believe what I was seeing," said the student, who wished to be identified only by his surname.
By Wednesday afternoon, he was among the protesters standing before the National Assembly, still stunned about what had happened the night before.
"It's important for me to be here to show that we are against what Yoon tried to do," Hwang said.
In a little less than six hours, Yoon was forced to walk back his shock announcement after lawmakers scrambled to block it.
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