
Foreign Minister Ann Linde condemned the coup, calling on those detained to be released. Credit: Marko Säävälä/TT and AFP/TT
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Foreign Minister condemns military coup in Myanmar
- Foreign Minister Ann Linde decried Monday's military coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma, saying the rule of law must be respected.
- The Myanmar military overthrew a democratically elected government and imposed a year-long state of emergency.
- The Swedish Burma Committee, an aid group based in Stockholm, said the coup was a setback for the fledgling democracy.