South Korea: Woman grabs soldier’s rifle amid turmoil [Video]

Dramatic video shows a woman grappling with an armed soldier outside the South Korean parliament in Seoul on Wednesday.

The video shows a woman appearing to grab a soldier’s rifle after a short scuffle between them, while she shouts, “Let go of me.”

The soldier then walks away, leaving the woman standing in the crowd.

The woman is Ahn Gwi-ryeong, 35, a spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party and former news anchor, according to media reports.

The clip was taken from a livestream by South Korean online news website OhmyNews, and has been viewed millions of times on X.

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