South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, opposition leaders vow to fight

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on Tuesday as he accused the country's main opposition party of being overly sympathetic to North Korea and other "anti-state" activities.

Opposition leaders called the move unconstitutional and vowed to fight back. Parliament passed a motion requiring Yoon to lift his declaration. Photos and videos showed parliamentary staffers spraying fire extinguishers at armed marial law forces as they tried to breach the building.