South Korean spokeswoman who confronted martial law soldier downplays her action

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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.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4nnfvcjc  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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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.

02:10For more UN videos visit www.un.org

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