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SOUTH KOREA: "ANTI AMERICA DAY" DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE

(27 Sep 1995) Natural Sound Radical students in South Korea have been staging violent demonstrations after declaring an "Anti America" day. They clashed with police for the second day running. Violence flared again as they demanded action against former Presidents Chin Doo-hwan and Roh -Tae - woo for the deaths of hundreds of civilians. The students accuse the U-S of condoning the killings, which took place 15 years ago. Washington denies it. South Korean students again took their anger to the streets of the capital Seoul on Tuesday - the second day in a row. The student activist group `Hanchongryon' had designated Tuesday as "Anti America Day" called for a day of action. The protesters were demanding that former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo be punished for the deaths of more than 200 civilians during a pro-democracy uprising 15 years ago. Chun and Roh had headed the regime that sent troops to suppress the uprising. Riot police, wearing fireproof clothing, shields and nightsticks, confronted the students. The trouble started when police blocked about 300 students trying to march on the homes of the former presidents. Most of the students wore gas masks and bandannas over their faces to prevent being identified and were armed with rocks and metal pipes. Some of the estimated 200 petrol bombs they had threw found their mark. They left the street in front of Hongik University streaked with blazes. The police charged the students and fired dozens of volleys of tear gas to try to disperse them. It was the latest in a series of violent confrontations aimed at pressuring the National Assembly into passing a special law to punish the former presidents. More than 200 people were killed and thousands more injured during the 10-day crackdown ordered by Chun and Roh, who had come to power six months earlier in a coup. Earlier on Tuesday, the students, chanting "Punish the butchers", students burnt paper effigies of the ex-presidents and current President Kim Young-sa. They also burned an effigy draped in a U-S flag. Activists have accused the U-S military of having condoned the troop deployment - Washington has denied any involvement. Move violence is expected on Friday when an opposition party's bill on the issue is to be voted on. Students have also called for a two-day boycott of classes starting Friday, and said they will hold mass rally. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...