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Biden hits Myanmar military leaders with sanctions after ‘coup’

By Rob Crilly
Published February 10, 2021 6:36pm ET
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Biden hits Myanmar military leaders with sanctions after ‘coup’
Demonstrators display placards calling for the release of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and flash three-fingered salutes, a symbol of resistance, against the military coup during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. | AP Photo

President Biden announced fresh sanctions on Myanmar’s military leaders on Wednesday as he unveiled Washington’s toughest response yet to last week’s coup.

“The military must relinquish power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma as expressed in their Nov. 8 election,” Biden said in an address at the White House.

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