Myanmar’s armed forces have seized power and declared a state of emergency, detaining the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her ruling party.
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The military said they'd staged the takeover because of what they called voting fraud during last November's elections, which Suu Kyi's party won by a landslide.
World leaders have expressed their outrage at the coup with the US President Joe Biden threatening sanctions and pledging to defend democracy around the globe.
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The military said they'd staged the takeover because of what they called voting fraud during last November's elections, which Suu Kyi's party won by a landslide.
World leaders have expressed their outrage at the coup with the US President Joe Biden threatening sanctions and pledging to defend democracy around the globe.
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