'Military build-up' in Yangon

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Myanmar's military government is building up troops in Yangon, following days of protests over a massive hike in fuel prices, pro-democracy groups have said.

The reports come amid word that anti-government protests have spread beyond the country's largest city to other parts of Myanmar.

The London-based Burma Campaign UK said it had received information that military vehicles and personnel were being deployed out of sight in government houses and compounds across Yangon.

The United Nations meanwhile has urged the military government of Myanmar, formerly Burma, to practice restraint in responding to the biggest protests the country has seen in nearly a decade.

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