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Myanmar military takes control of country for one year after detaining leaders
The Mirror.Now, Myanmar's army has declared that power has been handed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Reuters reports.A video address broadcast on military-owned television said power had been handed to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.The move comes after rising tensions between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a takeover the aftermath of an election the army claims was fraudulent.Spokesman Myo Nyunt told Reuters by phone that Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders had been 'taken' in the early hours of the morning.He said: "I want to tell our people not to respond rashly and I want them to act according to the law."He added that he also expected to be detained.Phone lines to
