Police secure ballot boxes at Seoul polling station after more than 30-hour standoff

Police takes two ballot boxes from the polling station in Jamsil 7-dong in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on June 5. [YONHAP]

The police secured two ballot boxes from the Seoul polling station, following a more than 30-hour standoff with protesters who alleged election fraud.

Around 1,000 riot officers were dispatched to the polling station in Jamsil 7-dong in Songpa District, southern Seoul, at 7:50 a.m. on Friday, about 34 hours after protesters first blocked the polling station.

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Some 300 people, including YouTubers and other citizens, had gathered in front of the polling station before the police deployed riot officers to the scene. The crowd was prepared for a prolonged standoff, having brought around 100 plastic chairs to the site, and blocked the entry to the polling station.