Myanmar Military Coup Sees Prominent Political & Cultural Figures Arrested As Army Seizes Power

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s civilian government, has been taken into custody in a raid early on Monday morning. Other members of the ruling National League for Democracy have also been detained, according to local reports.The moves follow a flare-up of tension between the country’s powerful army and the nominally in-charge civilian rulers.

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