The Korea Herald:

Construction materials and daily necessaries were brought onto the US THAAD missile defense base in South Korea on Tuesday to improve living conditions for service members, the defense ministry said.

Earlier in the day, the military moved construction equipment and materials, as well as daily necessaries for service members, such as water onto the US Forces Korea (USFK) base in the central town of Seongju, which hosts the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

Residents opposed to the THAAD base clashed with police as they tried to block the shipment.

“Work to improve facilities at the base is under way, which is meant to protect the basic human rights of the Korean and American service members who have been suffering from poor living conditions. It was the minimum required step,” ministry spokesperson Boo Seung-chan said…



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