MUST SEE: South Korean Soldiers Enter Parliament Building After President Declares Martial Law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law to eliminate “anti-state forces” that he accused of sympathizing with North Korea.

Hours later, members of South Korea’s parliament voted to end the martial law and stated Yeol’s declaration of martial law was invalid.

Many videos on X show South Korea’s armed forces members entering the parliament building by its windows.

Take a look:

🇰🇷❌🇰🇷 Soldiers enter South Korea's parliament building through a window. pic.twitter.com/TZ3bUQFvp2

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WATCH: Scuffles at South Korea's parliament as special forces take control under martial law pic.twitter.com/4gtnY7F1XS

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Here’s what AP reported:

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea.

Hours later, parliament voted to lift the declaration, with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declaring that the martial law was “invalid” and that lawmakers “will protect democracy with the people.”

Police and military personnel were seen leaving the Assembly’s grounds after Woo called for their withdrawal. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the liberal Democratic Party, which holds the majority in the 300-seat parliament, said the party’s lawmakers will remain in the Assembly’s main hall until Yoon formally lifts his order.

Seemingly hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Assembly, waving banners and calling for Yoon’s impeachment.

You don’t see this in South Korea every day as military forces are now making their way into the parliament building pic.twitter.com/BPoVd9QSIX

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Per Reuters:

President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night in a move that stunned South Koreans and triggered a short-lived attempt by troops to enter parliament, as lawmakers and protesters quickly voiced opposition to the most serious challenge to the country’s democracy since the 1980s.

The speaker of parliament declared the martial law announcement invalid and lawmakers early on Wednesday voted to reject it.

Yoon’s move, which he cast as aimed at his political foes, was vocally opposed even by the leader of his own party, Han Dong-hoon, who was present for the vote in parliament and who has clashed with Yoon over the president’s handling of recent scandals.

Earlier, live television footage showed helmeted troops apparently tasked with imposing martial law attempting to enter the assembly building, and parliamentary aides were seen trying to push the soldiers back by spraying fire extinguishers.

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