
South Korea has apologised for the rape of women by troops sent to crush an anti-government protest 38 years ago.
The defence minister bowed as he described how soldiers inflicted "unspeakable pain" on innocent women in the city of Gwangju in 1980.
A recent government investigation confirmed 17 cases of sexual assault, including against teenagers and a pregnant woman.
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