"Brawl Breaks Out In South Korean Parliament," the Associated Press headline reads.
And as usual in these time-honored stories from foreign capitals, the pictures are wonderful:
Lee Jin-man/AP
Lee Jin-man/AP
According to the AP, the debate was over "contentious media reform bills."
Contentious, to say the least. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reports that:
The passage of the bills was strongly protested by DP (Democratic Party) lawmakers, with dozens of ruling and opposition party lawmakers and officials injured in violent clashes before and after the controversial votes. At least one opposition legislator was taken to hospital. ... (Opponents of the legislation) accuse the government of attempting to rein in domestic media organizations.
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