Thousands of protesters in South Korea demand arrest of ousted President Yoon

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While crowds of protesters gathered to demand Yoon's arrest on Saturday, another demonstration was held by around 1,000 supporters of the impeached president in front of his residence in Seoul.

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00:00Thousands of protesters gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to demand the immediate

00:05arrest of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yil.

00:09Those gathered condemned Yoon after he defied attempts by South Korean investigators to

00:15detain him on Friday.

00:17The country's anti-corruption agency said it withdrew its investigators after the presidential

00:22security service blocked them from entering Yoon's residence for hours.

00:27It was the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics.

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