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Myanmar enters fourth year of post-coup crisis

Streets and markets in commercial hub Yangon were largely empty, AFP reporters said

By AFP
February 02, 2024
Members of Myanmars military security force patrol a street during a silent strike to protest and to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Yangon on February 1, 2024. — AFP
Members of Myanmar's military security force patrol a street during a "silent strike" to protest and to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Yangon on February 1, 2024. — AFP

YANGON, Myanmar: Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of Myanmar´s largest city Thursday, three years after a coup ended a short-lived experiment with democracy and as the embattled junta faces growing challenges to its rule. Streets and markets in commercial hub Yangon were largely empty, AFP reporters said.