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/begin my translationK-6 Merchants Pummel anti-U.S. base activists Tension between owners of stores at Anjung-ri in front of K-6 (Camp Humphreys), who are in favor of U.S. base expansion, and Nationwide Response Committee Against Expansion OF U.S. Base Expansion(NRC) came to a boil, finally resulting in violence. Around 9pm, July 8th, at Won-jung Intersection, which is the entrance to Daechu-ri, Paeng-sung Town, Pyong-taek City, a site scheduled for U.S. base expansion, an NRC member Mr. Kwak(age:33, Daechu-ri, Paeng-sung Town) and two of his colleagues rode a van into Daechu-ri, when he was battered by Anjung-ri merchants, according to NRC. Mr. Kwak...

/begin my summary S. Korea: Pro-American and Anti-American Crowds at PyongtaekMostly Pyongtaek residents, sponsored by Pyongtaek K-6 Business Association, 800-strong, staged a pro-American rally, welcoming their presence in their neighborhood.  However, MSM only covered the violent anti-American rally by militant lefties who were mostly from outside. There were some clashes between two parties. Some pro-American crowds managed to confiscate steel-pipes anti-American crowds carried to attack riot police. The pipes are shown at the end.Pro-American Rally  Anti-American RallyAbout 8,000 anti-American crowds, mostly outsiders from pro-North militant labor union, "Min-no-chong", and a more militant college organization, "Han-chong-ryon," were bused into Pyongtaek. 80 buses transported them. They eventually...