hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. i m shaun ley a. security forces in myanmar have killed at least 21 people in yangon in one of the deadliest days since huge demonstrations began against the military coup last month. a police officer is also reported to have died as clashes between the military and anti coup protesters continue for a sixth week. martial law has been declared in two areas of yangon, and after two china owned factories were attacked, beijing has asked the authorities to protect its businesses. our diplomatic correspondent. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. they have built themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar s military rulers, and several chinese owned factories we
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another 10,000 individuals. there is a window for special immigrant applicants to get on the base but they have to get through taliban checkpoints on the way up. taliban filtration around the base. and then we have to avoid the awful scenes of overcrowding and fatalities that causes at the gates. a huge challenge ahead here. i should say, too, there s a lot of concern about possibly thousands of local employed afghans who work for the u.s. embassy. they re almost certainly eligible for special visas. these are who diplomats work with face-to-face day in and day out. they are still, many of them, in kabul, hoping to get to that airport. that s a very urgent task in the days ahead. absolutely. absolutely. we continue to monitor that whenever we can. i m not sure we have with us we do yes, let s bring in journalist connor powell. he spent four years working and living in kabul. connor, great to see you. what did you hear?