South Korean protesters destroy portraits of U.S. ambassador

Protesters angry over American demands that South Korea pay more for defense des...

SEOUL - Protesters angry over American demands that South Korea pay more for defense destroyed portraits of the U.S. ambassador stuck on blocks of tofu outside the U.S. embassy on Friday after police warned them against staging a more aggressive demonstration.

“Harris out! We are not a U.S. colony! We are not an ATM machine!” the demonstrators chanted outside the embassy, surrounded by phalanxes of police. South Korea has the third-largest presence of U.S. troops based overseas after Japan and German. Major bases include the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, which covers 14.7 million square meters.

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