170 Are Charged After South Korean Protests
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Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors announced formal felony charges Monday against 40 people and sent 130 others to court on misdemeanor charges, all arising out of violent weekend protests over the killing of a university student by police.
Several hundred other people were freed, officials said.
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