It reminds me of the historical event during the Korean War - when President Rhee Seung-man, after broadcasting that "now it is safe", ran away after cutting the Han River bridge. 
Inanikumbusha tukio la kihistoria wakati wa Vita vya Korea - wakati Rais Rhee Seung-man, baada ya kutangaza kwamba "sasa hali ni shwari", walikimbia baada ya kukata daraja mto Han.