Myanmar’s military takes power in coup, detains country’s senior politicians
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Policemen sit inside trucks parked on a road in the downtown area of Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People stock up rice in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.@adkarpin VIA AP
In this photo posted on Twitter account of @adkarpin, people stock up in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vehicles with Myanmar and military flags and supporters of the Myanmar military and the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party pass by a row of police trucks with police security onboard parked near the Kyauktada police station in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ANDREW NACHEMSON VIA AP
Police trucks are parked at Kyauktada police station in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vehicles make their ways on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soldiers sit inside trucks parked on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.@adkarpin VIA AP
In this photo posted on Twitter account of @adkarpin, an ATM is seen out of service in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A small group of Nepalese Civil society activists hold placards reacting to the developments in Myanmar during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A small group of Nepalese Civil society activists hold placards reacting to the developments in Myanmar during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of We Volunteer, a network of Thai pro-democracy protest security guards, who joined Myanmar protesters, use an iron pipe against riot police who try to disperse the crowd during a protest in Bangkok Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Some rises from smoke bombs thrown by members of We Volunteer, a network of Thai pro-democracy protest security guards, who joined Myanmar protesters in Bangkok Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of We Volunteer, a network of Thai pro-democracy protest security guards, who joined Myanmar protesters, throws an object against riot police who wanted to disperse the crowd during a protest in Bangkok Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A street cleaner passes by the Myanmar embassy in the Mayfair district of central London, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country's senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1991
Then Burma's main opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressing thousands at a rally in Rangoon, Burma. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1996
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, speaks to supporters outside her home in Rangoon, Myanmar, as senior leaders in the National League for Democracy Tin Oo, left, and U Kyi Maung listen. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2012
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi briefs the media after a meeting with Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the Norway government guest house in Oslo. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Burmese living in Thailand holds a picture of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Burmese living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Burmese living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1. Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained.