A South Korean party spokeswoman seen grappling with a rifle-wielding soldier in a video that went viral as a symbol of defiance against martial law insisted on Thursday that she was not especially brave.
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00:00A South Korean party spokeswoman, seen grappling with a rifle-wielding soldier in a viral video
00:07symbolizing defiance against martial law, told Reuters on Thursday that she was simply
00:12doing everything she could to resist.
00:43On Tuesday, as lawmakers gathered, their aides formed human barriers and used fire extinguishers
00:49to fend off troops.
00:50Within 2.5 hours of President Yoon Suk-yol's martial law declaration, 190 lawmakers convened
00:57and unanimously voted to oppose it.
01:00Footage of Ahn, a former TV anchor, confronting the soldier has gone viral, with one YouTube
01:06clip garnering over 1.2 million views by late Thursday.
01:10The 35-year-old said she hadn't anticipated the attention.
01:13Meanwhile, the commander of the martial law troop stated there was no intention to use
01:40firearms against the public, and the vice defense minister confirmed that troops were
01:44not issued live ammunition.
01:47Commenting on the upcoming parliamentary vote to impeach President Yoon, Ahn remarked that
01:52South Koreans have already psychologically impeached him.
01:56She added, no one can trust a president who declares martial law like a child playing
02:01games.
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