BANGKOK -- Myanmar authorities on Saturday ordered local telecom operators to stop providing mobile and fixed line data services as flash mob protests organized on the internet occurred sporadically in Yangon and around the country.
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar shuts down internet and data communications
Observers say blockage might herald crackdown on freedom as popular anger rises
Protesters flashing three-fingered salutes attend a demonstration against the military coup on Feb. 6 in Yangon.
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