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VIDEO: Myanmar Ambassador to the United Kingdom Kyaw Zwar Minn says a military attache has 'occupied' the London embassy and is barring him access to the building
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Myanmar's Ambassador to Britain Kyaw Zwar Minn told the Daily Telegraph that “when I left the embassy, they stormed inside the embassy and took it," referring to supporters of the military coup who were acting on "instructions from the capital" Image

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