Myanmar ambassador to London locked out of embassy after breaking with military


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Myanmar’s ambassador to London said he was locked out of the embassy on Wednesday, with sources saying his deputy had shut him out of the building and taken charge on behalf of the military. The military seized power in Myanmar in a coup in February and have cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. London ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn has broken ranks with the ruling junta in recent weeks, calling for the release of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi . “I have been locked out,” he said outside the embassy in central London. “It’s a kind of coup, in the...