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Riot police break up Bangkok rally against Myanmar coup

Pro-democracy protestors confront riot police in Bangkok on Monday in the area where Myanmar migrants were demonstrating after Myanmar’s military detained the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s president in a coup.

Riot police on Monday broke up a rally held outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok and arrested a Thai protester. At least two people were reportedly injured.

About 150 riot police were called into the area on Sathon Road to disperse the protest against the military coup in Myanmar.

A police source said a security guard was arrested, but Piyarat “Toto” Chongthep of the We Volunteer (WeVo) Thai pro-democracy group posted a message saying at least three people were detained.

Police estimated 200 Thai activists, 100 WeVo members and 100 Myanmar supporters of Suu Kyi…

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