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Reuters-Myanmar opposition says 220



Myanmar opposition says 220 members detained now 
06:57 a.m. Sep 08, 1998 Eastern 

YANGON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Myanmar's opposition National League for
Democracy said in a statement on Tuesday that the military government had
detained a total of 220 of its members since the weekend, including 63
elected members of parliament. 

The government confirmed on Monday that NLD members had been detained, but
did not give numbers. It said they were detained for questioning over the
NLD's vow to call a ``People's Parliament'' this month.