South Korea police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' fiasco

SEOUL: South Korean police raided the Starbucks national headquarters Wednesday (Aug 5), the chain's local operator told AFP, following allegations that an advertising campaign defamed activists slain in 1980 pro-democracy protests.Starbucks Korea caused an uproar this year when it launched a "Tank Day" promotion on May 18, touting a new line of capacious tumblers for its coffee beverages.The date marked the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising, when at least 165 civilians were killed as a military dictatorship rolled tanks out onto the streets.The chain was accused of trivialising the nation's landmark protest movement and insulting the dead, remembered as martyrs by many South Koreans. A civic group and bereaved families filed a complaint accusing members of the Shinseg