shygye Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Police responding to reports of a gathering of hundreds of armed red-shirt demonstrators on June 12 were relieved when the group turned out to be South Korean soccer fans cheering on their team. Residents told police that a group of around 300 people, many wearing red, had gathered in Manna Rim Mae Ping restaurant on the banks of the Ping River. The group were reportedly chanting loudly and many were brandishing red batons. Police rushed to the scene to put a stop to the illegal gathering. Fortunately, before charging in with batons and tear gas, some officers noticed that the group appeared to be made up of foreigners and their red shirts carried the logo of the South Korean soccer team – rather than slogans calling for the dissolution of parliament or the overthrow of the aristocracy. The ‘red batons’ were inflatable and used for waving in the air rather than beating police. The Koreans had hired the whole restaurant to watch their team play Greece in the Fifa World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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