Burmese Ambassador in UK Locked Out of Embassy

Former Burmese Ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn listens to a statement being read on his behalf as he stands outside the Burmese Embassy in London on April 8, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Burmese ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of the Burmese Embassy on Wednesday.

Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been controlled by the military since a coup on Feb. 1, when civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in an early morning raid.