Monks target vehicles parked in protest against Myanmar s coup
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Demonstrators hold up placards calling for release of detained Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in front of an armored vehicle during a protest this week outside the Central Bank in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo by Lynn Bo Bo/EPA-EFE
Feb. 18 (UPI) Monks assaulted cars parked in protest against the coup Thursday in Myanmar s biggest city, Yangon.
The incident occurred as protesters waited at a red light in front of the Arts School near Shwegondaing bridge in Bahan township, the Myanmar Times reported.
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At least one person was injured and four cars were damaged after 10 people from a nearby monastery, including monks, came out of the monastery and assaulted the cars with sticks and rods, an eyewitness, Ko Aung Thu Tun told Myanmar Times.
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By The Irrawaddy 2 February 2021
YANGON Around 100 government ministers at both the Union and state/regional levels, leading members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and political activists were arrested on Monday morning during the military coup. Many were still being held in military custody as of Tuesday evening.
Some detained chief ministers from the NLD have been taken from where they were being held back to their government houses and put under house arrest.