Mob pelts South Korea prime minister with eggs, bottles | CNN

mob pelts south korean prime minister with eggs ytn von_00000522.jpg

Angry mob pelts South Korean prime minister with eggs

01:05 - Source: YTN

Inside North Korea 26 videos

Angry mob pelts South Korean prime minister with eggs

01:05

Now playing

- Source: YTN

The sons of an American defector to North Korea, one of whom is now a captain in the army, are featured in a propaganda video calling on the US "to drop its hostile policy against North Korea"

N. Korea showcases sons of U.S. defector in video

02:57

Now playing

- Source: CNN

North Korea Information restricted documents watson walk talk lklv_00015004.jpg

Inside library dedicated to North Korea

02:33

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea congress parade celebrations ripley lklv_00012119.jpg

Parades mark close of North Korea congress

01:34

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea congress ripley lok_00004123.jpg

North Korea holds historic political event

02:47

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea continues missile tests paula hancocks_00001728.jpg

North Korean diplomat defects

04:48

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Kim Dong Chul, center, a U.S. citizen detained in North Korea, is escorted to his trial Friday, April 29, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. A North Korean court has sentenced an ethnic Korean U.S. citizen to 10 years in prison for what it called acts of espionage. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

North Korea sentences U.S. citizen to hard labor

02:21

Now playing

- Source: CNN

alleged american held prisoner in north korea speaks_00010615.jpg

U.S. citizen says he spied on North Korea

02:22

Now playing

- Source: CNN

This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 12, 2012 shows North Korean rocket Unha-3, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3, lifting off from the launching pad in Cholsan county, North Pyongan province in North Korea. North Korea's leader has ordered more satellite launches, state media said on December 14, 2012, two days after Pyongyang's long-range rocket launch triggered global outrage and UN condemnation. AFP PHOTO / KCNA vis KNS ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT 'AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images)

N. Korea tests missiles despite condemnation

01:45

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea tests 2 missiles lklv ripley_00003623.jpg

South Korea: N. Korea conducts two failed missile tests

02:14

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea congress begins ripley pkg_00004406.jpg

North Korea's first Worker's Party Congress in 36 years

02:25

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea defiant against sanctions ripley_00011119.jpg

Official: N. Korean missle launch 'seems to have failed'

01:38

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea missile launch sub confirmed hancocks nr_00002404.jpg

N. Korea launces missile from sub, South Korea says

01:47

Now playing

- Source: CNN

nkorea mass abduction ripley pkg_00023004.jpg

North Korea: South Korea abducted 13 workers

02:38

Now playing

- Source: CNN

North Korea defiant against sanctions

02:00

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea intelligence official defector dnt todd tsr _00000821.jpg

Top official from North Korean spy agency defects

02:24

Now playing

- Source: CNN

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 9, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) meeting with the scientists and technicians in the field of researches into nuclear weapons and guiding the work for boosting the nuclear arsenal at an undisclosed location. / AFP / KCNA / KCNAKCNA/AFP/Getty Image

North Korea: Ready to use nukes 'any time'

02:10

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea nuclear deal iran us todd dnt tsr _00010408.jpg

What weapons does North Korea have?

03:43

Now playing

- Source: CNN

north korea kim jong un leans west lah pkg_00000416.jpg

North and South Korea agree to family reunions

01:13

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Defector speaks: I needed to leave this 'hell on Earth'

02:25

Now playing

- Source: CNN

south korea north korea dmz dnt lah tsr_00003503.jpg

North Korea takes on West with its own K-pop band

02:31

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Life on the edge of Korea's DMZ

02:16

Now playing

- Source: CNN

How dangerous is life near the Korean DMZ?

02:11

Now playing

- Source: CNN

A North Korean soldier looks toward the South side while a group of foreign veterans who fought for South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War and their relatives visit the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on July 28, 2015. The veterans from Canada, the United States and Colombia were invited by a South Korean church group to mark the 62nd anniversary of the signing of an armistice accord that ended the war on July 27, 1953. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Sheltering from North Korea

01:30

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Why is Kim Jong Un cracking down his top generals?

02:09

Now playing

- Source: CNN

Slovenian rock band Laibach is one of the first Western groups to ever play in North Korea.

Band: N. Korea gig was 'strange'

01:59

Now playing

- Source: CNN

CNN —

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was stranded inside his car for hours on Friday, surrounded by an angry mob opposing the deployment of an advanced missile defense system in Seongju county in the country’s south.

The South Korean military announced on Wednesday that it will place the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in the county, which is about 250 kilometers southeast of the capital Seoul. It said the placement could ensure the safety of country’s population from North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.

But many of the county’s 45,000 residents - mostly farmers - strongly oppose the decision, citing health and environmental concerns. They said officials never consulted them before announcing the decision.

PM visit not enough to allay anger

Prime Minister Hwang visited Seongju county on Friday in an attempt to ease their anger.

“I apologize again for not informing you prior to the announcement,” Hwang told the county’s residents. His address was broadcast live on CNN affiliate YTN.

Hwang tried to assure the residents that THAAD was safe, saying “if this harms your safety by even just a little bit, our government cannot deploy this. No, we won’t deploy this.”

But the protesters weren’t satisfied. YTN broadcast video of protesters throwing eggs and water bottles at Hwang, which stained the Prime Minister’s suit. His aides and security guards tried to block the flying objects with umbrellas and their bare hands.

Hwang was later stranded in his vehicle for six hours after angry protesters and a tractor surrounded his convoy, according to YTN.

Tensions rising

Tension in the Korean peninsula escalated to a new high earlier this year, after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test and fired a long-range rocket, which South Korea called a long-range missile test.

The U.S. and South Korea announced in February they were formally discussing deploying THAAD and said last week it would place it in South Korea.

North Korea responded to the THAAD announcement with new threats on Thursday. The country’s state-run news agency KCNA published an article that said Pyongyang would strengthen its nuclear force and its “merciless sword of justice will cut off (South Korean President) Park Geun-hye’s windpipe… despite her attempt to cling (to the) coattails of foreign forces.”

CNN values your feedback

Angry mob pelts South Korean prime minister with eggs, bottles

PM visit not enough to allay anger

Tensions rising