A complete chaos was witnessed in South Korea on Tuesday evening after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in the country to eliminate „anti-state“ forces, accusing the opposition-controlled Parliament of sympathising with communist North Korea.

However, soon after the announcement, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik declared the martial law announcement ‚invalid‘ and lawmakers voted to reject it.

Thousands of people took to the streets, trying to enter the country‘s Parliament to oppose the imposition of martial law. Clashes were scene between security forces and protesters outside the National Assembly in Seoul.