Myanmar's military tighten post-coup grip on power as nationwide protests enter fifth day

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VIDEO: Myanmar anti-coup protests enter fifth day.

Protests against the military takeover kick off again in Yangon with demonstrators wearing helmets and carrying ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party flags
Exclusive: inside Suu Kyi's party offices after Myanmar military raid.

@AFP gained exclusive access to the National League for Democracy political party headquarters in Yangon that witnesses said was raided by security forces as a night curfew came into force last night
Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country's new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent
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