S. Korean anti-U.S. marchers scuffle with police

13 Jun 2003 13:00:12 GMT

SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of South Korean protesters scuffled with riot police in Seoul on Friday as they tried to march on the American embassy to mark the anniversary of the deaths of two girls crushed by a U.S. Army vehicle.

The U.S. court martial acquittal in November of the two U.S. soldiers turned small protests in the village north of Seoul where the accident took place into nationwide demonstrations drawinf [sic] up to 300,000 people at a time.