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Eight South Korean students were detained for allegedly breaking into a U.S. air base in South Korea while protesting the U.S. military's opposition to a semiconductor cluster project. They were transferred to South Korean authorities and are being investigated under a law protecting military installations. The U.S. military stated unauthorized access is taken seriously and the incident will follow applicable laws.

Eight South Korean students were detained for allegedly breaking into Osan Air Base, shouting anti-U.S. slogans including 'Let’s smash U.S. 7th Air Force.' The students, affiliated with the Korean Progressive University Student Union, protested the U.S. military's opposition to a South Korean semiconductor cluster project. U.S. and South Korean authorities are handling the case under relevant laws.