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Soldiers stand guard near a prison as they block a road in Naypyidaw on February 15, 2021, two weeks after a military junta seized power in Myanmar. © AFP
Myanmar's second-busiest airport was closed for two days on Friday, security sources told AFP, a day after the military-backed government accused pro-democracy rebels of attacking it with drones.
"Mandalay airport is closed for today and tomorrow," a security source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media.
A second security officer working at another Myanmar airport, also requesting anonymity, confirmed the Mandalay facility would be "closed for maintenance" until Sunday.
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