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Trump calls for Seoul to pay for US missile system, South Koreans disagree

Saturday, 29 April 2017 12:20 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 29 April 2017 12:20 AM ]

South Korean protesters hold placards during a rally against the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system near the US embassy in Seoul on April 28, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul

US President Donald Trump has suggested Seoul should pay for the billion-dollar US missile system currently being deployed in South Korea. Many South Koreans oppose even the deployment of the system, which the U.S. is hurriedly setting up despite an ongoing presidential race. From the South Korean capital Seoul, Press TV correspondent Frank Smith reports.

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