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US journalist Nathan Maung released from detention in Myanmar: Lawyer

Hundreds have been killed since the February coup that overthrew Myanmar's civilian leader Aung
Hundreds have been killed since the February coup that overthrew Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (File photo: AFP/STR)

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YANGON: United States citizen Nathan Maung has been released from detention in Myanmar and is due to fly out of the country on Tuesday (Jun 15), his lawyer Tin Zar Oo told Reuters.

A court dismissed the case against the editor at Kamayut Media after the plaintiff withdrew the lawsuit, Tin Zar Oo said on Monday.

The United States had expressed concern over the detention of Nathan Maung and another US citizen, Daniel Fenster, by the military authorities in Myanmar.

Source: Reuters/kg