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ANKARA Panicked South Koreans rushed to grocery stores during the initial hours of the short-lived martial law imposed by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday evening to stockpile daily necessities, local media reported Wednesday. The country's 24-hour convenience stores witnessed massive panic buying of daily necessities compared to regular days, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. The highest uptick was in canned goods, which surged by 337.3%, followed by packaged instant noodles with a 253.8%