Two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar

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Two Reuters reporters were arrested in Myanmar on Tuesday night for illegally having “secret police documents,” according to reports.

The U.S Embassy in Myanmar called their arrests “highly irregular” and said the two journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were initially invited to meet with police officials in Yangon, the country’s largest city.

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