Published 08:38 IST, February 2nd 2021

Myanmar coup: Viral video shows woman doing aerobics as military lays siege at Parliament

A new video taking the internet by storm appears to show a woman doing live aerobics in Myanmar apparently unaware of heavy military presence growing behind her

Reported by: Gloria Methri
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A new video taking internet by storm appears to show a woman doing live aerobics in Myanmar apparently unaware of heavy military presence growing behind her, on same day that armed forces std a coup in country. 

Khing Hnin Wai, on Monday, posted a video to Facebook of herself performing a three-minute exercise routine in backdrop of what appears to be a convoy of army trucks and a roblock heing to Parliament building to lay siege.

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woman, who identifies herself as a physical education teacher and has a large following on social media platform, does t skip a beat throughout her routine, without realizing that military vehicles are whizzing behind her in background.

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video that quickly went viral has left netizens in splits with one Twitter user calling it a "revolutionary workout". One could t question originality of video as woman's Facebook profile shows several or clips performing workouts in same location. 

Myanmar was engulfed in chaos early on Monday as its military took control of democratically elected government and declared a one-year state of emergency. Several reports have that State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and or government leers were detained in early morning raids as part of coup.

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08:38 IST, February 2nd 2021