2006/10/24 16:02

Anti-FTA protesters clash with riot police in Jeju

   SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Riot police, using water cannons and clubs, on Tuesday dispersed hundreds of anti-globalization protesters trying to disrupt free trade talks between South Korea and the U.S., witnesses said.

   About a dozen protesters were injured during a 90-minute clash on this southern resort island of Jeju and taken to hospitals for treatment, they said.

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