Article 5F5N1 Myanmar protests: 200 people surrounded and detained in Yangon

Myanmar protests: 200 people surrounded and detained in Yangon

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Luke Harding and agencies
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Demonstrators in North Okkalapa flee under fire, and junta units raid striking rail workers' district

Police in Myanmar have surrounded and arrested at least 200 students and civilians protesting against the military coup on the outskirts of Yangon, according to eyewitnesses, who said those detained were driven away in unmarked trucks.

Video footage from North Okkalapa showed protesters fleeing under fire. At least one person was seriously wounded and was carried off.

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