외교부 "美 시위 확산에 한인 피해 79건"<br /><br />As the protests over the death of George Floyd heat up in the U.S., scores of Korean-run businesses have been the unfortunate victims of rioting and looting.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday that 79 Korean stores were damaged across the U.S., but no Korean casualties were reported.<br />Philadelphia had 50 cases of damaged Korean-owned stores, the highest in the country.<br />Cases were also reported in Minneapolis and Atlanta.<br />According to a Korean resident in Philadelphia, more than half of the damaged Korean-owned businesses are related to beauty supplies, mobile phones and pharmacies.<br />The LA Consulate General says the California National Guard has been deployed in Koreatown since Monday to keep the neighborhood as safe as possible.<br />