At least 8 dead as Myanmar military continues crackdown 2 minutes read
Bangkok, Apr 7 (EFE).- Myanmar security forces fired live ammunition Wednesday during demonstrations in opposition to the military junta in the central province of Sagaing, killing at least eight civilians, local media reported.
Among the dead are seven protesters and a passerby who was not participating in the protest in the town of Kale, Myanmar Now news portal reported.
Despite the repression by the junta, which has claimed the lives of at least 580 people since Feb. 1, according to figures from the Myanmar Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners, protests continue to defy the military throughout the country.