Key Suu Kyi aide arrested as outrage grows over Myanmar coup (update)


Students from Dagon University take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 5, 2021. - Reuters

YANGON, Feb 5 (AFP): A key aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested Friday, days after a coup that has sparked outrage and calls by US President Joe Biden for the generals to relinquish power.

The arrest came after the streets of Myanmar's biggest city filled for a third night with people banging pots and honking car horns, voicing their opposition to Monday's coup.

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