Video of a training instructor in Myanmar performing a training routine while a military coup takes place behind her has gone viral online.
Khing Hnin Wai, a physical education teacher in the country, regularly posts exercise videos to music on her Facebook page.
A video posted Monday shows military-style trucks chasing her on their way to the nation’s capital complex in Naypyitaw.
The post garnered over 60,000 interactions on Facebook, and a video clip of the routine received thousands more on Twitter.
Vibe check: a woman taking a live aerobics class in #Myanmar this morning, apparently unaware of the ongoing coup d’état. Military vehicles come after her to seize the parliament building. pic.twitter.com/eZX2w2A4AE
– Jake Hanrahan (@Jake_Hanrahan) February 1, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials of the ruling party were taken into custody by military leaders over the weekend after raids.
Hundreds of lawmakers in the country’s parliament are still being detained as military officials announced they are in control of the government for the coming year.
President Biden has condemned the military coup in Myanmar.