Country’s powerful army has previously threatened to ‘take action’ over alleged fraud in a November election

Myanmar’s army has declared that it has taken control of the country and announced a state of emergency, hours after it detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party.

Phone and internet access to the capital Naypyitaw were lost on Monday morning, state-run MRTV television said it had been unable to broadcast, and soldiers were reportedly deployed outside City Hall in the main city of Yangon on Monday morning.

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Source: The Guardian