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In Myanmar, the military and police declare war on medics
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KRISTEN GELINEAU and VICTORIA MILKO, Associated Press
July 6, 2021
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1of20FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 image from video provided by Dakkhina Insight, medics attend to a man who appeared to be wounded in his upper chest on a street in Dawei, Myanmar. In Myanmar, the military has declared war on health care and on doctors themselves, who were early and fierce opponents of the takeover in February. (Dakkhina Insight via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of20In this March 9, 2021 photo obtained by The Associated Press, doctors treat a wounded protester in a secret clinic set up in a resident s house in Yangon, Myanmar. In Myanmar, the military has declared war on health care and on doctors themselves, who were early and fierce opponents of the takeover in February.APShow MoreShow Less
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In Myanmar, the military has declared war on health care workers
By KRISTEN GELINEAU and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press
July 6, 2021, 5:03 AM
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JAKARTA, Indonesia The clandestine clinic was under fire, and the medics inside were in tears.
Hidden away in a Myanmar monastery, this safe haven had sprung up for those injured while protesting the military’s overthrow of the government. But now security forces had discovered its location.
A bullet struck a young man in the throat as he defended the door, and the medical staff tried frantically to stop the bleeding.
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