The statement recalled that GIs in south Korea went on shooting spree against passers-by and when police rushed to the scene, informed of the incident, they drove their truck over them, before taking to flight.

What is triggering off resentment of people is that when police demanded the appearance of criminals at court, the U.S. forces side patronized them, talking about "stability", it noted.

The incident is an illegal act of violating the people's security and life, it held. It urged the commander of the U.S. forces in south Korea to apologize for GIs' crimes and hand those criminals over to the south Korean side immediately.

It demanded the south Korean authorities sternly punish the criminals.