Myanmar: Curfew imposed in Mandalay amid widespread protests
Martial law was declared on February 8 in seven townships in Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay, officials said.
Martial law was declared on February 8 in seven townships in Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Martial law was declared on February 8 in seven townships in Myanmar's second biggest city, Mandalay, officials said.
People are banned from protesting or gathering in groups of more than five, and a curfew will run from 8pm until 4am, the General Administration Department said in a statement.
A similar declaration has been made in a township in Ayeyarwaddy further south and announcements concerning other localities are expected to trickle out on February 8 night.
The announcement comes after tens of thousands of people joined a third day of street demonstrations in towns and cities across the country to denounce the military for seizing power and detaining Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.
Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) have been detained in a military raid on early February 1./.
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