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Situation in Myanmar Capital After Military Seizes Power

Earlier on Monday, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung Suu Kyi, along with the president and other top politicians were detained as the country’s military declared a one-year state of emergency.
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Watch a live broadcast from Yangon, Myanmar, where the country's military has declared a state of emergency and arrested leader Aung San Suu Kyi plus other top government officials.

The arrests come after weeks of bubbling tensions over vote-rigging allegations in the November election.

Up until 2011, Myanmar was ruled by the armed forces before democratic reforms led by Kyi ended the military rule. 

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