South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, saying the decree would protect the country from what he called “anti-state groups” and “threats of North Korea’s communist forces.” NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports on the immediate opposition from the country’s parliament and subsequent statement from the defense ministry.
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