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Relatives stand outside Insein Prison as they wait for the release of prisoners in a National Day amnesty. (AFP)

Political prisoners including Bowman and Turnell walk free on National Day

Myanmar's military says it has released almost 6,000 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian economics adviser, in an amnesty to mark National Day.

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