Workout video during Myanmar military coup goes viral
A fitness instructor performed a livestreamed workout while the Myanmar coup was unfolding behind her.
In footage she posted online, Khing Hnin Wai performed an aerobics dance workout on the street in the capital Naypyida as military trucks rush towards the parliament building.
Ms Hnin Wai goes for three minutes, with the large trucks and soldiers failing to catch her attention.
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Video of a fitness instructor seemingly oblivious to the Myanmar coup unfolding behind her has gone viral. Khing Hnin Wai / Youtube
Ms Hnin Wai has thousands of followers who subscribe to her do-it-yourself fitness videos and her latest episode has attracted many more due to the events unfolding behind her.
While some have speculated the video may have been staged, experts have looked at past videos on her account as well as publishing times and believe it is genuine.
While some have speculated the video may have been staged, experts have looked at past videos on her account as well as publishing times and believe it is genuine. Khing Hnin Wai / Youtube
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Tensions remain high in the lockdown streets of Myanmar since the military took control during dawn raids.
The coup unfolded under a one-year state of emergency/
The country's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians have been detained.
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