S.Korean activists protest visit by Israel's Peres

Protesters denouncing Israeli President Shimon Peres as a "killer" rallied Thursday in the South Korean capital as Peres held talks with his counterpart Lee Myung-Bak. Some 50 activists gathered outside the Israeli embassy to protest at last week's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Some defaced an Israeli flag with palm prints stained in the color of blood.

Four busloads of riot police were on standby, but there were no clashes. The visit has become controversial since Israel's raid that killed nine Turkish activists and sparked worldwide condemnation. (AFP)