Students resist storming of Seoul campus

SEOUL - South Korean police stormed a Seoul university yesterday for the third consecutive day to arrest 3,600 students demonstrating…

SEOUL - South Korean police stormed a Seoul university yesterday for the third consecutive day to arrest 3,600 students demonstrating for reunification with communist North Korea, a police spokesman said.

Several helicopters fired tear gas after students ignored calls to surrender. But witnesses said strong resistance by students who occupied two campus buildings kept thousands of police at bay.

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