[Anchor]
Farmers who came to Seoul with tractors, calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, held an all-night protest at the entrance of Seoul in sub-zero weather, blocked by a police car wall.
After hearing the news, the police eventually withdrew the barrier as the citizens joined in large numbers and continued the protest, and the tractor procession and protesters advanced to the front of the president's residence, participated in the impeachment rally, and then dispersed.
Reporter Lim Ye-jin reports.
[Reporter]
Namtaeryeong Pass, which connects Seoul and Gwacheon.The eight-lane road
is packed with people.
Farmers holding a rally in Tokyo to urge President Yoon Suk Yeol to step down
The citizens gathered to join us after hearing the news of
.
Tractors and lorries carried by farmers from the National Federation of Farmers' Associations were blocked by a "car wall" hit by police.
"Police out of the car! Police, get out of the car!"
The police blocked the tractors of farmers who were trying to attend a rally calling for the impeachment of President
in Yoon Suk Yeol, saying they were concerned about traffic chaos in the city.
Farmers and citizens continued to protest, staying up all night on the road in sub-zero weather.
[Wi Doo-hwan / Farmers in Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do: How can those who plotted the civil war have the right to stop us? We don't use tractors these days. We must continue to see the end....]
The confrontation between the two sides was resolved after 28 hours as police withdrew the barrier,
About 10 tractors, who had been stranded in Namtae-ryeong for two days
, joined the rally near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul with citizens who had a hard time together.
"Get out of the Yoon Suk Yeol room! Get the Yoon Suk Yeol out of the room!"
The rally, which attracted more than 10,000 farmers and citizens, called for the arrest of President
Yoon, ended without much conflict.
I'm YTN's Lim Yejin.
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; Choi Gye-young and Cho Eun-ki
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