Yoon Suk Yeol made the announcement during a televised briefing as he vowed to 'eradicate pro-North Korean forces and protect the constitutional democratic order.'
South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol has declared martial law in the country following fears of a new attack from Kim Jong-un.
Following the news police clashed with protesters in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul. Pictures showed officers attempting to hold back people trying to enter the building. According to Yonhap News Agency, the leader of the country's Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, said the declaration of martial law is unconstitutional. The news agency also reported that Han Dong-hoon, the head of the ruling People Power Party - the president's party - described the declaration as "wrong" and vowed to block it.
Last month, North Korea tested deadly exploding "kamikaze" drones designed to smash into targets as Kim Jong-un demanded an increase in their mass production. The despot leader's latest weapons escalation raises fears the drones could be sent off to Russia in a new move in Pyongyang's support for Vladimir Putin's war.
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