Myanmar’s protesters start to flee country

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    • Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Myanmar’s protesters start to flee country” – below is their description.

    Myanmar’s security forces have been intensifying their crackdown on anti-coup protesters and people are now starting to flee.

    They have not attempted to leave the country in large groups yet, but neighbouring Thailand is preparing for the possibility of refugees.

    But one of Myanmar’s ethnic armies that controls territory along the border says it is already sheltering hundreds who have fled the violence.

    Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler has more from the Thai border town of Mae Sot.

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    Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.

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