WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of

State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday the United States was

watching events in U.S. ally South Korea with "grave concern"

and had every hope and expectation that any political disputes

would be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of

law.

Campbell spoke at an event at the U.S. State Department

after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

in a surprise late-night TV address earlier on Tuesday, slamming

domestic political opponents and sending shockwaves through the

country and beyond.