[1] American soldiers were training with an armored vehicle launched bridge on the highway, where they hit the two girls, causing their immediate deaths.
"[citation needed] The U.S. military authority said that the structure of the vehicle caused a blind spot on its right side, and that the controller saw the girls and tried to inform the driver.
[1] Some questions arose after this announcement, such as that visibility may depend on the direction of the driver's head, as well as disputes over the alleged communication problems.
[1] In the case of an orbital vehicle, if driven at a speed of 8 to 16 km, it would stop immediately when the braking system was applied.
The U.S. military chief of public affairs was interviewed on the radio and stated that it was the Korean police who arrested the reporters.
Often, direct physical forms of protest were prevalent, such as attempts to enter the U.S. military base.
Online, an anonymous person using the nickname "Angama" suggested that the public gather and protest in Gwanghwamun and in front of the City Hall.
Earlier in the year, nuclear threats from North Korea caused debates over the war crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
On December 14, 2002, during the candlelight vigils, protesters tore the American flag in front of the City Hall.
Activist groups tried to hide their Anti-Americanist sentiments while protesting for the revision of the Status of the Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the anti-war movement.
[1] On September 21, 2002, the U.S. authorities set up a memorial near the site of the accident and also paid 200 million won worth of compensation to the bereaved families.