Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, welcomed Yoon’s order to rescind emergency martial law.
Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the martial law order had “essentially no impact” on U.S. forces.
The Ministry of National Defense also deployed between 200 and 300 armed troops to the National Assembly grounds via helicopter, Kim Min-gi, secretary-general of the National Assembly, said Wednesday.
Throngs of protesters also arrived at the building in opposition to the martial law declaration.
The martial law order was lifted around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday local time (2:30 p.m. Tuesday ET).
Persons:
Yoon Suk, Yoon, Kim Yong, Lee Sang, Cho Seung, rae, Park Ahn, Yoon Hee, Cho, Han Dong, “, ”, Luis Robayo, Han Duck, Antony Blinken, ” Blinken, ” Yoon, Pat Ryder, Kim Min, Throngs, Woo Won, sik, ” Woo, Kim, ” Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett
Organizations:
South Korea —, Democratic Party, Defense, ’, National Police, Yoon’s People Power Party, Group, Getty, South, Wednesday, CNBC, Democratic, North, National Assembly, Martial Law Command, Pentagon, Ministry of National Defense, Power Party, Assembly, Korea’s, Chiefs, Staff, of National Defense
Locations:
SEOUL, South Korea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, AFP, U.S, Seoul, North Korea, Hong Kong