Myanmar protests: 200 people surrounded and detained in Yangon
by Luke Harding and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5F5N1)
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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