Violence erupts in Korean national assembly

Scuffles break out between protestors and security staff Photograph: Ahn Jung-won/AP

Two female legislators from South Korea's ruling Grand National party shout insults at an opposition party member Photograph: Park Kyung-mo/AFP/Getty Images

Opposition Democratic party members struggle with security guards and aides from the ruling Grand National party as they attempt to enter the parliamentary committee room Photograph: Ahn Jung-won/AP

An opposition party member uses a hammer to break down the committee room door Photograph: Park Kyung-mo/AFP/Getty Images

Opposition leader Won Hye-young leads the protest Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

Opposition members tear off a door as ruling party members attempt to construct a barricade inside the chamber Photograph: Park Kyung-mo/AFP/Getty Images

Democratic party members try to get into the barricaded parliamentary committee room Photograph: Ahn Jung-won/AP

Opposition party members use a fire hose in a bid to enter the parliamentary committee room barricaded by ruling party members Photograph: Jeon Young-han/AFP/Getty Images

Opposition protestors get sprayed with fire extinguishers Photograph: Kim Ju-seong/AP

Protestors get sprayed with fire extingiushers Photograph: Kim Ju-seong/AP

Opposition party members try to escape the cloud from fire extinguishers used to repel the protestors in the Korean national assembly Photograph: Jeon Young-han/AFP/Getty Images