South Korea military faces allegations of abuse

South Korea's military is facing allegations of abuse after nude photographs of soldiers and riot police appeared on the internet.

The South Korean Marine Corps said it was launching a probe after newspapers published photographs of naked recruits.

They were taken during a celebration at a police barracks in Wonju last September.

In one, recruits try to cover their genitals with their hands as they stand naked on a snow-covered drill ground while an officer stands by holding a stick.