Myanmar coup: military tightens grip amid calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed

Army appears in full control amid reports hundreds of MPs are being confined in government housing

The party of Aung San Suu Kyi has called for her immediate release and for Myanmar’s 2020 election results to be acknowledged by the military, which took power in a coup on Monday.

The country’s elected leader, who was among dozens of political figures picked up by the army, reportedly remains under house arrest.

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Source: The Guardian