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- ↑ Choo, In-young (17 December 2019). "황교안, 국회 진입 시위대에 "여러분 승리"…박지원 "참 한심"" [Hwang Kyo-ahn said, "Everyone wins" to protesters entering the National Assembly.... Park Jie-won said, "You're pathetic".]. Joongang Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Jeong, Yeon-Cheol; Bang, Jong-Hyuk (16 December 2019). Woo, Seong-Ho (ed.). "'태극기 부대' 불러들인 한국당…"국회 유린당했다"" [The Liberty Korea Party brought in the 'Taegukgi rallies'....]. MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Son, Wonje (10 January 2021). "의회 난입, 미국보다 빨랐던 '태극기부대'" [Breaking into Capitol. "Taegeukgi crowds" was faster than the U.S.]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ Lee, Gyehong (8 January 2021). "미국의 '성조기 부대'와 대한민국의 '태극기 부대'" [The U.S. "Stars and Stripes crowds" and Republic of Korea's "Taegukgi crowds"]. SJ post (in Korean). Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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