Myanmar aerobics video takes the internet by storm amidst news of military coup: While Myanmar is going through an unprecedented military coup, a video from the country is going viral on social media. The video shows a woman performing aerobics while the country's military takes control of the country from the government.
The woman in this viral video, identified as Khing Hnin Wai, posted a video of herself doing aerobics on Facebook. While she is performing her routine there are barricades and truckloads moving in the backdrop which seem to belong to the armed forces. It is being claimed now that the video was perhaps shot on the same day as Myanmar's military coup.
Myanmar aerobic video: Netizens are appreciating the instructor's dedication to aerobics as even when there is so much commotion in the background, she continues to exercise.
Many people questioned the legitimacy of the video and called it doctored, but Wai, who has a huge following on Facebook, posted various videos of herself at the same location claiming the video is real.
Aung San Suu Kyi detained
On February 1, Myanmar’s military announced a state of emergency for one year in the country, detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians such as President Win Myint.
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party spokesman Myo Nyunt said, "We heard they were taken by the military… With the situation we see happening now, we have to assume that the military is staging a coup."
The coup comes after months of tension between the civilian government and Myanmar’s military, after a disputed election that the former won. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, was ruled by the military until democratic reforms began in 2011. Read more here.
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