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Protesters storm S. Korea court after president's detention extended

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol 's supporters storm a Seoul court after a judge extends his detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law.

Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the Seoul Western District Court on Saturday in a show of support for Yoon .

The president became South Korea's first sitting head of state to be arrested in a dawn raid this week .

Yoon has vowed to "fight to the end" despite facing a Constitutional Court ruling on his impeachment.

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