In pictures: Koreans protest against Bush

US President George W Bush arrived in South Korea to protests by demonstrators angry at his references to North Korea as part of an "axis of evil".

Police scuffled with protesters outside a military airport on the outskirts of the capital, Seoul, and there were protests in other cities.

Protests against the US president were held across the capital. These were farmers calling Mr Bush a "war maniac"

Several thousand demonstrators made their point throughout the day

The demonstrators were vastly outnumbered by about 20,000 police

There were various bouts of pushing and shoving...

... which on several occasions escalated into violent confrontations

Reports said police detained about 50 activists, including six students, near the US embassy