Seven more dead in fresh Myanmar protests; Suu Kyi faces new charge
At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday.
| 12 March 2021 1:47 AM GMT
KOLKATA: At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday.
Signalling it is undeterred by global criticism and an UN call for restraint, the military junta also stepped up the ante by formally levelling allegations of bribery against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The violence on Thursday came within a day of the United Nations Security Council calling on the military to exercise utmost restraint in its response to peaceful demonstrators and rights group Amnesty International accusing the junta of adopting battlefield tactics against peaceful demonstrators.
URL copied Image Source : AP
Myanmar nationals living in Thailand hold pictures of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest against the military coup in front of the United Nations building in Bangkok, Thailand.
At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday. Signalling it is undeterred by global criticism and an UN call for restraint, the military junta also stepped up the ante by formally levelling allegations of bribery against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The violence on Thursday came within a day of the United Nations Security Council calling on the military to exercise utmost restraint in its response to peaceful demonstrators and rights group Amnesty International accusing the junta of adopting battlefield tactics against peaceful demonstrators.
At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday.Signalling it is undeterred by global criticism and an UN call for restraint, the military junta also stepped .
Read more about 8 more protesters shot dead in Myanmar, Suu Kyi faces corruption charges on Business Standard. Rights group Amnesty International accused the military of adopting battle tactics against demonstrators.