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'I knew the risks - that I could be shot': The South Koreans who stood up to president's martial law order

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'I knew the risks - that I could be shot': The South Koreans who stood up to president's martial law orderKang Sun-Woo has hardly slept. The Democratic Party politician has been staying on the floor of the National Assembly in Seoul ever since the army stormed into it on Tuesday night.
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