Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun attends a Cabinet meeting early Tuesday. (Yonhap)
South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun called a meeting of key commanders late Tuesday as President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an emergency martial law.
In a brief alert, the Ministry of National Defense said the minister convened a meeting gathering commanders across the country and ordered all forces to be on high alert.
Gen. Park An-su, the Army chief of staff, was made martial law commander as of 11 p.m. Tuesday.
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