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Protests over Wednesday's ballot paper shortages in Seoul escalated into a second day, with around 2,000 demonstrators surrounding a vote-counting centre and calling for a fresh election.
South Korean riot police cleared more than 1,000 protesters who had blockaded a Seoul polling station for 35 hours following a ballot shortage that affected 14 voting centres in the capital.
Nine individuals were arrested after confrontations erupted between demonstrators and authorities outside a New Jersey immigration detention facility, where detainees were protesting conditions.