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Hundreds, many wearing construction helmets and carrying makeshift shields, gathered in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, where a day earlier police had fired repeated rounds of tear gas

Large demonstrations were also held in Naypyitaw and far-flung corners of the country dominated by ethnic minorities.

The social media giant on February 12 released a detailed statement regarding the actions undertaken to protect free speech in Myanmar.

The military says it acted because November's election, which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a landslide, were marred by irregularities.

A military coup that overturns a landslide victory for Suu Kyi could reignite one of the longest civil conflicts in the world

Here are some possible reasons why the military has taken over now

The Myanmarese military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election.