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South Korean prosecutors detain ex-defence chief over martial law imposition

It comes a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led bid to impeach him in parliament.

Kim Yong Hyun has been detained by prosecutors (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/AP)
Kim Yong Hyun has been detained by prosecutors (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/AP) (Adrian Wyld/AP)
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press