US trade bill sparks melee in parliament
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-19 07:52
Members of an opposition party try to enter a parliamentary committee room, as the ruling Grand National Party members use a fire extinguisher to block them from doing so, at the National Assembly in Seoul yesterday. |
A parliamentary committee of the Republic of Korea (ROK) yesterday introduced a free trade bill with the United States, sparking a fight where sledgehammer-swinging MPs tried to break through a barricade of office furniture.
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