In the middle of the night, the Ministry of National Defense and the USFK entered into transportation to replace old equipment at the Saad base in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and hundreds of police and residents continued to fight overnight.

The Ministry of National Defense said, "We are supporting the USFK's ground transportation to the Holy Land from last night (28th) to this morning."

The ground transport is aimed at improving the working conditions of US-ROK soldiers working in the Holy Land and replacing some aging equipment, the Defense Ministry said.