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U.S. to begin aid airlift to Myanmar

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ac51686cdf6ea3f02d68.jpegA U.S. military airplane with aid supplies was scheduled to land in Myanmar Monday on a mission that American officials told say they hope will “build trust.”

The United States stated it received permission to land the Lockheed C-130 Hercules at 2 p.m. local time (0730 GMT), and wishes to send in two additional planes on Tuesday.

The supplies that the C-130 is carrying — wood, buckets, nails, blankets and plastic tarps, among items to help with shelter requirements — will be hand over to the military junta that rules

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