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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been arrested, a party spokesman said. It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup. At elections in November, the NLD won enough seats to form a government, but the army says the vote was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as Burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Ms Suu Kyi spent many years under house arrest. The newly elected lower house of parliament was due to convene for the first time on Monday but the military was calling for a postponement. Soldiers are on the ... (full story)
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