Supporters Agitated by Yoon's Detention 'Riot'... Breaking into Western District Court, Smashing Windows and Damaging Property

President Yoon Seok-yeol was arrested on the 19th on charges of being the ringleader of a rebellion, and his supporters broke into the Western District Court, causing a disturbance.

Yonhap News

Yoon's supporters, extremely agitated around 3 a.m., broke through police barricades at the back gate of the Western District Court.

They smashed the courthouse's main entrance and glass windows and entered the building around 3:21 a.m.

The supporters threw fire extinguishers, breaking the courthouse glass and furnishings.

They also threw plastic chairs and cigarette ashtrays at the police and seized police shields to assault officers.

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