Word: teared
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past six years, South Korea has labored to make the 1988 Summer Olympic Games -- the 24th of the modern Olympiad -- into a statement of the country's arrival as a sophisticated and confident middle power. But amid last week's tear gas and flaming Molotov cocktails, the linked rings of the Olympic flag had become not only a symbol of national aspirations but also an emblem of international worry. Around the world, a growing number of sports and political figures were voicing concern about whether South Korea would be able to stage the Games free from boycotts or violence...
Police blasted protesters with tear gas, and students hurled firebombs and rocks...
...report said 573 police were injured. There was no word on civilian casualties, but they were believed heavy because many people were seen hurt by police firing tear gas canisters or by squads trained in martial arts who pounded demonstrators with fists and feet...
Friday's nationwide marches, which turned into running battles when police attacked demonstrators with tear gas and truncheons, continued in scattered areas into the early hours of yesterday...
...midmorning yesterday, the traffic-clogged streets of Seoul appeared back to normal after hours of clearing away debris from the clashes. Shopowners and residents hosed down sidewalks and walls in an effort to wash away the lingering effects of the powerful tear gas used extensively by police...