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Karen Police Deployed To Protect Myanmar Marchers
An armed force from one of Myanmar's ethnic groups deployed to protect anti-coup marchers, on Monday, in the wake of a brutal junta crackdown on demonstrations that has left more than 50 people dead.
An armed force from one of Myanmar's ethnic groups deployed to protect anti-coup marchers, on Monday, in the wake of a brutal junta crackdown on demonstrations that has left more than 50 people dead. The unit from the Karen National Police Force arrived shortly after dawn to accompany about 2,000 protesters near Myitta in Tanintharyi Region, southeastern Myanmar.
They carried an assortment of firearms including assault rifles as they marched ahead of the column down dusty, rural roads. The KNPF are under the control of the Karen National Union, one of many ethnic organisations in the country that have been fighting for greater autonomy from central government for decades.