Myanmar Extends Martial Law to Western State as Unrest Grows
- Police station, state bank attacked by terrorists, junta says
- Seven townships now live under the ‘full military rule’
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Myanmar military government on Thursday declared martial law in Mindat, in western Chin State, after a police station and a branch of the state-owned Myanma Economic Bank were attacked by an armed group described as “terrorists” by the regime.
The order of the State Administration Council, led by coup chief Min Aung Hlaing, added the township of Chin, home to about 50,000 mostly ethnic minorities, to the list of areas for military crackdowns. The township joins the six Yangon townships that have been under “full military rule” since March.