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GTA vibes: social media abuzz over tanked tank in central KL

Netizens liken incident to one in video game though some question country’s military maintenance

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 26 Aug 2022 1:14PM

GTA vibes: social media abuzz over tanked tank in central KL
Pictured here is the broken-down military tank on the exit from Jalan Damansara to KL Sentral this morning. Kuala Lumpur City Council’s Command and Control Centre reports that it was eventually successfully towed away, having caused traffic congestion earlier. – @KLCCC_DBKL Twitter pic, August 26, 2022

by Isabelle Leong

KUALA LUMPUR – A tanked military tank on the exit from Jalan Damansara to KL Sentral this morning has set social media abuzz with netizens poking fun at the bizarre incident.

After causing quite a bit of congestion on the road, Kuala Lumpur City Council’s Command and Control Centre reported that the broken-down vehicle was successfully towed away. 

Although the traffic command centre deems it a “closed case”, netizens, ostensibly perplexed and humoured, refused to pass up the opportunity to poke fun at the situation. 

A Twitter user with the username @the_REAL_deal88 likened the situation to one playing the popular video game GTA (Grand Theft Auto) and deciding to “spawn” a tank in the middle of the road.  

It appears that other Twitter users, who are presumably videogamers, also shared the same sentiments. 

Meanwhile, another social media user with the username @1NEKO9 resorted to puns and said “Tank god I used another route or else I would’ve emptied my tank being stuck in traffic.” 

On a more serious note, other users in the Twitterverse have expressed concerns over the nation’s state of military maintenance.  

“The state of military hardware in this country is pathetic,” said a user with the username @jun_2295. 

“Guess we have the answer to which army is worse maintained than the Russians,” a user with the username @earth_boy said.  

Meanwhile, @DaniellaaHasni quipped that Malaysia “would definitely not survive a war”, after seeing the image of the conked-out vehicle. – The Vibes, August 26, 2022 

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