WORLD IN BRIEF : MYANMAR : 14 in Opposition Party Are Arrested
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Myanmar’s military junta has arrested 14 members of the main opposition National League for Democracy, continuing its sweep against dissent, according to diplomats. The 14 were detained after authorities in Myanmar, formerly Burma, searched the party’s headquarters in the capital of Yangon, formerly Rangoon. The NLD won 80% of seats contested in elections held last May, but most of its leaders are now under house arrest.
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