Myanmar coup: Western embassies warn military to avoid violence
By DW
28 February 2021 |
10:29 am
Foreign diplomats in Myanmar told the military junta that "the world is watching" as armored vehicles were, again, deployed to the streets. Hundreds of thousands of people joined a ninth day of anti-coup protests.
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