Britain advises its nationals to leave coup-hit Myanmar

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Anti-coup protesters standing behind makeshift barricades watch a line of riot policemen in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP)
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  • The country advised British nationals to leave the country by commercial means

YANGON: Britain on Friday advised its citizens in Myanmar to leave the country, as international concerns grow about the junta’s increasingly violent crackdown on anti-coup protests.
“The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises British nationals to leave the country by commercial means, unless there is an urgent need to stay,” the British foreign ministry said in a statement on its travel advice website.

Topics: Myanmar coup