Myanmar Army In Control Of The Country After Coup

 

Daily Mail: Aung San Suu Kyi is 'feeling well' and taking walks in the grounds of her home after she was detained by the army as part of Myanmar coup - as world leaders demand her release 

 * Aung San Suu Kyi, the de-facto leader of Myanmar, has been arrested along with the country's president 

 * She is 'feeling well' and taking walks around her official residence where she is being held, spokesperson said 

 * Arrests were carried out by the military early Monday as generals staged a coup against the government 

 * Comes after Suu Kyi's party won last year's election by a landslide, leading to fears among military leaders that she would try to reform the constitution to remove their grip on power 

 * Military leaders struck just hours before the new government was sworn in to office, alleging voter fraud Myanmar's de facto leader 

Aung San Suu Kyi is reportedly 'feeling well' after she was arrested in dawn raids along with other MPs as the country's military staged a coup against the government. 

Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were arrested early Monday, just hours before their newly-elected government was due to be sworn in, as tanks, soldiers and helicopters were deployed around the capital Naypyitaw. 

The generals struck amid fears that Suu Kyi would use her new mandate - which saw her humiliate military-backed parties by getting 83 per cent of votes in an election held last year - to reform the constitution and remove their strangle-hold on power. 

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 More News On Monday's Military Coup In Myanmar 

Statement from Myanmar military on state of emergency -- Reuters 

Myanmar generals tighten grip on power as U.S. calls for sanctions -- Reuters 

Myanmar military seizes power, detains Aung San Suu Kyi -- France 24 

Myanmar lawmakers say army guarding their housing after coup -- AP 

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says military reinstating 'dictatorship' after arrests of democratically elected leaders -- ABC News (Australia) 

Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes power -- DW

Fears army will tighten grip in Myanmar after Aung San Suu Kyi detained -- The Guardian

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