Scenes from a coup: Images from Myanmar show how the military took control in a matter of hours Feb 01, 2021, 12:17 PM
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Soldiers guard a blockaded road to Myanmar s parliament in Naypyidaw on February 1, 2021, after the military detained the country s leaders in a coup.
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Myanmar s military forces staged a coup of the country on Monday.
Members of the ruling National League of Democracy, including Aung San Suu Kyi, were detained.
Images from across Myanmar capture the moments immediately before and after the coup.
Some of the residents of Yangon were doing yoga in the park when the coup happened.
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military takes control ‘for a year’ Michael Howie
Military takes control in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi detained
Myanmar s military has carried out a coup after detaining the de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The military said it was taking control of the country for a year as soldiers reportedly took to the streets of the capital Nay Pyi Taw, and the main city of Yangon.
Commanders have alleged massive voting fraud in last year’s election, which was won by Ms Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy party.
The military said it would hold a new election at the end of a one-year state of emergency.
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Hundreds of Burmese protesters holding portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi gathered in Tokyo on Monday to protest against the detention of the country's leaders earlier in the day in a sudden military coup.
Military seized power in a bloodless coup against the democratically elected government Published: February 01, 2021 20:57 Gulf News Myanmar protesters residing in Japan hold photos of Aung San Suu Kyi as they rally against Myanmar s military after seizing power from a democratically elected civilian government and arresting its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, at United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. Image Credit: Reuters Image Credit: Graphic News and Vijith Pulikkal/Gulf News
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