In photos: Streets of Myanmar after military coup

Myanmar was plunged back into direct military rule when soldiers detained de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others in a series of dawn raids Monday, ending the country's brief experiment with democracy.

Police vehicles are seen lined up in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021, in this still image obtained from a video.

A military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

A military official accompanied by soldiers leaves a Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Soldiers stand guard at a military checkpoint on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

People walk next to Shwedagon Pagoda on an empty road in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

A military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

A soldier adjusts his face mask as he sits inside a vehicle in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Soldiers stand guard at a military checkpoint on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

People clatter pans and tins to make noise to protest the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

A military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

Men walk in front of the Sule pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

People line up outside a bank branch in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

Army armored vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

A soldier stands guard in front of a Hindu temple in the downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

People walk at a market after the army seized power in a coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

A military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.

People are seen at a market after army seized power in a coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

People walk at a market after army seized power in a coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Soldiers sit inside a military truck outside a Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 2, 2021.

Soldiers stand guard at a military checkpoint on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021.