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Around 30 protesters gather to chant slogans and sing outside Myanmar's embassy in London following the previous ambassador's dramatic removal in which he was locked out of the building by other staff. IMAGES
In a statement read on his behalf in front of Myanmar's embassy in London, ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn says embassy staff are being "threatened with severe punishment" if they don't agree to work for diplomats loyal to the Myanmar military authorities. Myanmar military authorities seized control of the building on Wednesday, in an extraordinary diplomatic coup that has left Kyaw Zwar Minn locked out in the street. SOUNDBITE
Police stand outside the entrance of the Myanmar embassy in London after diplomats loyal to Myanmar's junta seized it Wednesday, leaving the ambassador locked out in the street. The ambassador, Kyaw Zwar Minn, said the defence attache had taken over the mission in "a kind of coup", an extraordinary diplomatic standoff that comes two months after the military seized power in Myanmar. IMAGES
Israeli army armoured vehicles move along a road during in Nur Shams camp as Israel presses a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is "fuelling an already explosive situation". IMAGES
More than 1,000 people line up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as young people seek to leave Myanmar after the junta said it would impose military service. IMAGES
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