Standoff in South Korea Raises the Specter of Bloody Clashes No Doubt Welcomed by Kim Jong-un in North Korea

The danger of violence begins with the security service defending the president — and extends to firebrands confronting one another.

AP/Ahn Young-joon
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally to oppose his impeachment. AP/Ahn Young-joon

The standoff between South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk-yeol, and investigators bent on dragging him from his presidential bastion raises the specter of bloody clashes in a society fractured by extremists from left to right.

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