Thai students protest against Myanmar coup

Myanmar's military detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint in an early morning coup on Monday on charges of election fraud.

Bangkok:A group of Thai students protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Monday after the military's move to seize control of Myanmar for one year.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians were reportedly detained in the dawn hours.

The actions came on the day Myanmar's Parliament was to convene with new members sworn in following November elections.

It would also be shocking to fall from power for Suu Kyi, who led the democracy struggle despite years under house arrest and won a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts.

The military's actions were already receiving widespread international condemnation.

Monday's parliamentary session was to be the first since last year's election, as tension lingered over recent comments by the military that were widely seen as threatening a coup.

AP

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