Protesters stormed the court building shortly after news of the arrest warrant was issued, and were overpowered by police within three hours.
The scene visited after dawn was disastrous, with some protesters flocking around the courthouse in the afternoon, raising tensions.
I'm reporter Hwang Bo Hye-kyung.
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At around 3:20 a.m., not long after news of the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol was reported.
Extremely excited supporters of President Yoon flock to the courthouse.
When he was stopped from entering the main gate, he squeezed a scrum and pushed through the back gate and pierced the police jersey.
Shortly thereafter, it was confirmed that the protesters stormed not only the first floor of the building but also the seventh floor of the building, saying they would find a judge who issued a warrant.
The judge who issued the warrant was not at the scene at the time and was spared.
Around 6 a.m., more than three hours after the riot, police suppressed protesters at the courthouse.
The scene they swept away was disastrous.
The windows on the first floor were shattered, as well as the outer wall on the second floor.
The large wooden signboard made of iron was torn off from the floor.
Like a battlefield, bricks and broken glass fragments are scattered on the floor, and the inside of the court office can be seen clearly through the open window.
Even in the afternoon, tensions continued as some protesters flocked around the courthouse even after dawn, with supporters who had physical clashes with police arrested at the scene.
I'm YTN Hwang Bo Hye-kyung.
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