United Nations human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Friday the organization is concerned the military in Myanmar could be preparing an “imminent attack” aimed at its opponents, amid a build-up of heavy weapons and troops in areas where the internet has also been shut down. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a Feb.1 military coup that ended a decade of tentative democracy.
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