Eight South Korean students were detained today, after breaching Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, according to reports from Yonhap News Agency and the Associated Press.
The students, who belong to the Korean Progressive University Student Union, entered the base at approximately 10:15 a.m. while chanting anti-U.S. slogans including "Let's smash the U.S. 7th Air Force." Six of the protesters managed to enter the compound itself, while two others were stopped at the main gate.
U.S. military personnel detained the protesters inside the base and subsequently handed them over to South Korean police. According to South Korean authorities, all eight face charges under the Military Base Protection Act.
According to X account Iredcapl,
The protesters say the American military is holding up a semiconductor project down in Gwangju. That's the base they stormed. Home to the 7th Air Force, part of the 28,500 U.S. troops sitting there to keep North Korea off their necks.
Base operations continued normally throughout the incident, and no injuries were reported.
The protest was linked to broader opposition to the U.S. military presence in South Korea and its alleged impact on local development projects, including semiconductor-related initiatives in the region.
Osan Air Base serves as the headquarters of the U.S. 7th Air Force and hosts the U.S. 51st Fighter Wing.
