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South Korea: Police clash with officials over Daegu LGBT event
Source: BBC
South Korea: Police clash with officials over Daegu LGBT event
17 June 2023
By James Gregory
BBC News
Officials in South Korea's southern Daegu city have tried to stop an annual LGBT pride festival from taking place, leading to clashes with the police.
Officers had to forcibly remove city workers to allow organisers to set up for Saturday's annual event.
Local businesses and several churches failed to get a court injunction to ban the festival earlier this week.
The Daegu Queer Culture Festival has been held in the city's central district since 2009.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65939702
