Strikes grip Myanmar, protesters defy warnings
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Strikes grip Myanmar, protesters defy warnings
Myanmar police began to disperse pro-democracy protesters on Monday as businesses around the country shut in a general strike called to oppose the military coup, despite a threat from authorities that confrontation could cost lives.
Flora Bradley-Watson reports.
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