Myanmar: tanks roll into cities as internet shut down
by Michael Safi and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5E5RS)
Diplomats warn the world is watching' amid fears for fate of pro-democracy protesters
Myanmar's internet has been cut overnight on Sunday, hours after armoured vehicles rolled into several cities, prompting fears for the fate of protesters and warnings by diplomats that the world is watching".
Armoured cars appeared on the streets of Yangon, Myitkyina and Sittwe on Sunday, live footage broadcast online by local media showed, in the heaviest show of force so far by the military since it staged a coup on 1 February.
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