As evening fell, armoured vehicles appeared in the commercial capital of Yangon, Myitkyina and Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state, live footage broadcast online by local media showed, the first large-scale rollout of such vehicles across the country since the coup. The US embassy in Myanmar earlier urged American citizens to "shelter in place", citing reports of the military movements in Yangon. The army has been carrying out nightly mass arrests and on Saturday gave itself sweeping powers to detain people and search private property. The police were forced to leave after angry crowds gathered, according to a live broadcast by Myanmar Now. Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 14, 2021.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2021 14:45 UTC