* Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained, according to a ruling party spokesman
* The government said Suu Kyi had been detained alongside other senior figures
* The move comes after days of tension between the government and military
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained amid reports a military coup is underway in the country.
The National League for Democracy, Myanmar's governing party, said that Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid.
The move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent.
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WNU Editor: Rumors that the Myanmar military were going to stage a coup started a few days ago .... Myanmar’s Military Refuses to Rule Out Coup Over Election Fraud Claims (VOA). It is not longer a rumor.
More News On The Myanmar Military Staging A Coup
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Detained in Myanmar Amid Coup Fears -- New York Times
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', raising fears of possible coup -- France 24
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says -- BBC
Aung San Suu Kyi and other Myanmar figures detained in military raids, says ruling party -- The Guardian
Myanmar leaders Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and others detained in raids -- ABC News (Australia)
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Lot of that going around....
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Sorry, I vote Republican not the Democrat Party, which is the party of slavery and Jim Crow.
Also, my ancestors were in the Union Army.