Myanmar military seizes Yangon city hall —AFP journalist

Published February 1, 2021 10:26am

Supporters of Myanmar's military take part in a protest against Union Election Commission, the elected government and foreign embassies in Yangon, on Saturday, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin

Myanmar troops on Monday seized control of Yangon city hall, as signs grow of a coup d'etat after the military arrested the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

An AFP journalist saw five military trucks inside the city hall compound, with soldiers turning people away as they arrived for work. —Agence France-Presse

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