Wheelchair activists’ bus protest disrupts commutes near Gwanghwamun

Commuters near Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul, were forced to seek alternative transportation Friday, as Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination staged a boarding protest at nearby bus stops. At around 8:10 a.m., some 20 activists in wheelchairs attempted to board buses at stops along Sejong-daero near the Gwanghwamun intersection bound for Seodaemun-gu. Police deployed mobile units to block the activists and issued warning broadcasts saying the protest could constitute obstruction

By The Korea Herald