00:00The whole world was shocked after the emergency martial law was declared by the president of South Korea before midnight.
00:06But the stories are not yet over.
00:10Let's go back to what happened in Seoul, in Buong Magdamag, in the center of the news, Joyce Salamatin.
00:17South Korean President Yoon Seok-yool abandoned his implementation of martial law six hours after he announced it.
00:25Yoon said the decision before 11 o'clock this Tuesday night.
00:29The martial law commander quickly barricaded the National Assembly Parliament.
00:35They also banned any political activities in the National Assembly.
00:40Residents were shocked by the unexpected announcement.
00:44So they immediately went to the place to protest and show that they did not support the decision.
00:52At the same time, some members of the opposition party also hurried to protest against the issue.
01:01In the video, you can see some people who over-protested to enter the house.
01:07There was also a fight between the military and some civilians, as well as the parliamentary members.
01:15This post was also trending on social media from a netizen.
01:21Where you can see that the news anchor turned politician, Ahn Gwi-ryong, seems to be angry with some soldiers while they are protesting.
01:31The National Assembly immediately decided to lift the martial law in the country.
01:38190 out of 300 lawmakers agreed to lift the martial law in the country.
01:45After this, South Korean President Yoon immediately changed his announcement earlier at 4.30 in the morning.
01:52The soldiers deployed by the martial law commander also returned to their stations.
01:58Meanwhile, residents continue to call for accountability to the president.
02:04Joy Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Pagong, Philippines.
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