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Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday killing eight people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis.
The protests, after a spell of dwindling crowds and what appeared to be more restraint by the security forces, were coordinated with demonstrations in Myanmar communities around the world to mark what organisers called the global Myanmar spring revolution . Shake the world with the voice of Myanmar people s unity, the organisers said in a statement.
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Streams of demonstrators, some led by Buddhist monks, made their way through cities and towns across the country, including the commercial hub of Yangon and the second city of Mandalay, where two people were shot and killed, the Mizzima news agency reported.
May 03, 2021
People protest in Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar, May 2, 2021.
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Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday (May 2) killing eight people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis.
The protests, after a spell of dwindling crowds and what appeared to be more restraint by the security forces, were coordinated with demonstrations in Myanmar communities around the world to mark what organisers called the global Myanmar spring revolution . Shake the world with the voice of Myanmar people s unity, the organisers said in a statement.
Streams of demonstrators, some led by Buddhist monks, made their way through cities and towns across the country, including the commercial hub of Yangon and the second city of Mandalay, where two people were shot and killed, the Mizzima news agency reported.
At least eight people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days, three months after a coup plunged the country into political turmoil.
Thousands of people, in towns and cities across the country, joined the protests on Sunday calling for “the Global Myanmar Spring Revolution”. Rallies in support of the anti-coup protests also took place outside Myanmar, as Pope Francis called for peace.
“Shake the world with the voice of Myanmar people’s unity,” the organisers said in a statement.
Two people were shot and killed in Mandalay, the country’s second-biggest city, according to the Mizzima news agency.
At least 8 people have been reported dead in protests against the coup in Myanmar Military News
At least eight people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces fired at one of the largest protests against the military government in recent days, three months after a coup plunged the country into political turmoil.
Thousands of people, in towns and cities across the country, joined the protests on Sunday, calling for a “Global Spring Revolution in Myanmar”. Rallies in support of the coup also took place outside Myanmar when Pope Francis called for peace.
“Shake the world with the voice of the unity of the people of Myanmar,” organizers said in a statement.
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Myanmar security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days on Sunday killing seven people, media reported, three months after a coup plunged the country into crisis.
The protests, after a spell of dwindling crowds and what appeared to be more restraint by the security forces, were coordinated with demonstrations in Myanmar communities around the world to mark what organisers called “the global Myanmar spring revolution”.