In Pictures: Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the nation about the Rakhine and Rohingya crisis

Hundreds gathered in front of City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar, to listen to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as she made her first public remarks on the Rakhine violence in a live televised address.

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September 19, 2017 at 4:03 PM

Supporters of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi react while listening to her speech to the nation over the Rakhine and Rohingya situation, in Yangon, on Sep 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man holds a portrait of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and late Buddhist monk ThaMaNya Sayardaw as he attends a public gathering held to listen to the live speech, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

People gather to listen to the live speech of Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in front of City Hall in Yangon, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A woman wears stickers with the image of Aung San Suu Kyi on her cheeks as she attends a broadcast of the live speech in front of City Hall in Yangon, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Myanmar citizens hold images of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi as they attend a public gathering held to listen to her speech, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to deliver a national address in Naypyidaw, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a national address in Naypyidaw, on Sept 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at a makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugees play outside their temporary shelters at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sept 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Unidentified men carry knives and slingshots as they walk past a burning house in Gawdu Tharya village near Maungdaw in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, on Sept 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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