Myanmar leader Suu Kyi detained, says party spokesperson

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi detained, says party spokesperson

Sule Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Harish Shivaraman/Unsplash

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi and other top leaders have been detained in an early-morning raid in an apparent “coup,” her party’s spokesperson Myo Nyunt said, a move that came after the country’s military disputed its landslide win in a November election.

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