Myanmar coup: Yangon residents obstruct night-time arrests

People in Myanmar have opposed attempts by authorities to carry out night-time arrests.

In this footage, shared with Reuters news agency, crowds surround security vehicles in Yangon and bang pots and pans.

The videographer said the crowd had at least once made the police turn around.

Protests have broken out across Myanmar since the military seized control on 1 February. The UN says more than 350 people have been arrested.

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