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Mar 01, 2021 12:43 AM EST
Since the February 1 military coup, Myanmar saw its deadliest day as the United Nations confirmed that at least 18 protesters were killed in a stark escalation of violence to quell persistent demonstrations against the rule of the military.
18 Protesters Die on Myanmar s Deadliest Day
According to Bloomberg, Ravina Shamdasani, the UN Human Rights Office spokesperson, shared that aside from the 18 protesters who were killed, more than 30 other individuals were wounded when soldiers and police fired live ammunition into crowds in six cities around Myanmar. But the government of Myanmar reported that only 12 individuals had died.