# Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ fiasco

https://mins.news/en/item/13791

- BBC News, 2026-08-05 07:04 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kmd4xpr46o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Police have raided the South Korean headquarters of Starbucks over the so-called “Tank Day” fiasco. Complaints were filed alleging that the company made light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising. The action follows accusations that Starbucks treated a tragic historical event in a frivolous manner. The complaints have brought the company’s conduct under police scrutiny.

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