jake kwon reporting there — and he gave us this update a short while ago.en hours since the declaration which kept... i said everybody�*s very surprised, but people have been here chanting for hours as well, telling the police to open the door. they want to get into the national assembly and support the lawmakers, who just a little ago passed a motion demanding the lifting of the martial law. and there are still hundreds of police officers still lining up the perimeter of the national assembly guarding the place. and it looks like the crowd is not going away. in fact, the national assemblymen, the members are still in there. about 190 of them still staying put, just in case they want to know what's going to happen. legally, the president yoon has to lift the martial law immediately because the parliament has passed the motion. but politically, we don't know where it's going to go next. so national assembly members staying inside the building. we heard reports earlier, jake, and saw pictures indeed, of some clashes between parliamentary aides and other peopl

jake kwon sent this report from seoul.ordinary scenes taking place in asia's foremost democracy. protesters clashing with soldiers on the streets of seoul, before storming the assembly hall of seoul's parliament tonight. the protesters chanting the name of the main opposition leader, and they have been chanting for hours now. it is almost 2am in seoul and people are not going home. they want to be are not going home. they want to be a national assembly door opened, they want the martial law lifted, and they want to know what is going to happen, because the overwhelming mood here is one of incredulity. i see some people also giggling because they cannot seem to believe that martial law was declared in this democracy. most of the people here is one of incredulity. i see some people also giggling because they cannot seem to believe that martial law was declared in this democracy. most of the people you have never experienced something like this. in a surprise late night address, president yoon suk yeol declared martial law, s

the bbc�*s jake kwon has been on the streets with demonstrators.most 4.00am here in seoul, and i'm here in front of the national assembly, and the protesters are still chanting, not showing any signs of leaving. the police were trying to clear the road a little earlier, but they have retreated. we've been speaking to some protesters asking them why they're here today, and i think we can speak to one of them president yoon suk yeol said it was to try and protect his country from communist forces in north korea. there were chaotic scenes inside and outside the parliament in seoul — protestors on the outside demanded an end to martial law. inside, assembly members voted to block the decision to impose martial law. after hours of uncertainty, the president backed down and agreed to lift restrictions. the bbc�*s jake kwon has been on the streets with demonstrators. it's almost 4.00am here in seoul, and i'm here in front of the national assembly, and the protesters are still chanting, not showing any signs of leaving. the police were trying to clear the

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