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The military took power on Monday in Myanmar - on the same day the parliament elected in November was due to convene for its first session. The head of government and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and the president were arrested. The military justified the coup citing electoral fraud. Europe must not react unwisely, observers warn.

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The military took power on Monday in Myanmar - on the same day the parliament elected in November was due to convene for its first session. The head of government and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and the president were arrested. The military justified the coup citing electoral fraud. Europe's media examine how it could come to a putsch.