Protesters chant slogans outside SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's southern ward of Songpa, Thursday. Yonhap
Scuffles broke out among protesters outside the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in southern Seoul on Thursday, hours before an on-site inspection by a parliamentary special committee investigating ballot shortages that marred the June 3 local elections.
Some protesters have been blocking access to the stadium, which served as a ballot counting site on election day, in opposition to the inspection. They said they would allow entry only to special counsel investigators or those with a warrant.
Scuffles were witnessed outside the stadium, with some protesters shoving one another and tearing American flags carried by other participants.
Police separated the protesters to prevent further clashes and deployed some 2,000 personnel to the site.
