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#BREAKING Britain says notified by Myanmar that UK ambassador's post terminated

#UPDATE Britain confirmed Thursday that it could no longer recognise #Myanmar's ambassador in London, Kyaw Zwar Minn (pic, L), after the ruling junta issued formal notification that he had been withdrawn for supporting the deposed government

#VIDEO: 🇲🇲🇬🇧 #Myanmar's ousted UK ambassador (seen, L), in a statement read on his behalf outside the country's embassy in London, says embassy staff are being "threatened with severe punishment" if they don't agree to work for diplomats loyal to the Myanmar military authorities

#UPDATE Britain on Thursday condemned "bullying" by the #Myanmar junta after the country's ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi u.afp.com/UMbk #KyawZwarMinn

VIDEO: 🇬🇧🇲🇲 Protesters chant slogans outside #Myanmar's embassy in London after the country's ambassador was ousted in a diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and locked out of the building by other staff #KyawZwarMinn