In Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, protests began against a coup d’état by the military. Reuters reported.
Local residents are expressing their dissatisfaction with car horns and knocking on pans, agency sources report. Outrage at the military coup is also visible on social media.
The government, established by the organizers of the coup, has warned against calls for a riot in the media and social networks. The corresponding statement was made by the Ministry of Information.
On February 2, the military issued a ban on all air travel in the country until the end of spring. Prior to that, it became known about the dissolution of the government, as well as the arrest of Myanmar President Vin Myin and the head of the country’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, Aung San Suu Kyi, who holds the post of State Counselor and Foreign Minister.
The NLD said that the army had organized a coup d’état and demanded that all detainees be released immediately. In the capital of the country, Naypyidaw, telephone and internet connections are unavailable. Military men have been spotted in large cities, residents en masse