Simon Coveney "strongly condemns" military coup in Myanmar

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, seen here visiting a hospital last week, was reportedly placed under detention in a military coup on Monday (Aung Shine Oo/AP)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that the Government "strongly condemns" the military coup in Myanmar "in the strongest possible terms."

Mr Coveney told Newstalk that the coup was "an undemocratic take over of power."