Chaotic scene in South Korea's legislature building(1/6)

Furniture is piled up behind a door which is damaged when military forces broke into the National Assembly building, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, Dec.3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.

Furniture and boxes are piled up to barricade the entrance doors of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party's staff set up a barricade to block soldiers at the National Assembly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in Seoul, Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Soldiers advance to the main building of the National Assembly after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in Seoul, Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

A person stands outside the barricaded entrance doors of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Officials remove the furniture barricades from the doors of the National Assembly building, after the martial lawwas lifted on Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)