Myanmar police break up protests again after bloodiest day since coup
Reuters | Mar 04, 2021 03:48 PM EST
Protesters hide behind a barricade as the tear gas and smoke rise amongst them during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, (Photo : KHIT THIT MEDIA via REUTERS)
Police broke up demonstrations with tear gas and gunfire in several cities across Myanmar on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets undeterred by the bloodiest day yet in a crackdown on opponents of last month s military coup.
The United Nations said 38 people had been killed during Wednesday s demonstrations, far more in a single day than the 23 believed to have been killed up until March 1.
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Demonstrations against Myanmar’s military junta took place across the country again Thursday in the wake of what the United Nations described as “the bloodiest day” since the February 1 coup.
Reuters says security forces opened fire and hit protesters with tear gas to break up demonstrations in the main city of Yangon and the central town of Monywa.
Protests also took place in Mandalay, where mourners also gathered for the funeral of Kyal Sin, a 19-year-old student who was shot dead Wednesday during demonstrations in that city. Attendees held up pictures of Kyal Sin wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “Everything will be OK” written on the front.