And in South Korea, thousands of protesters demonstrated outside the APEC summit in the port city of Busan today. Police used water cannons and barricades to hold back protesters chanting slogans against President Bush, who is there meeting with 20 other Asia-Pacific leaders. Demonstrators burned an effigy of Bush attached with the slogan: “No APEC, No Bush.” Police said they have assembled a security force of up to 46,000 officers for a protest expected to reach 30,000 people. Rallies have taken place all week in the lead up to summit. Earlier this week, two Korean farmers committed suicide in protest to the South Korean’s plans to lift trade barriers to foreign produce.
Thousands Rally at APEC Summit in South Korea
HeadlineNov 18, 2005