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Four killed in Myanmar protests; military warns of ‘danger’ of demonstrations

Four killed in Myanmar protests; military warns of ‘danger’ of demonstrations

MYANMAR’S ruling military junta warned on Friday that pro-democracy protesters risked being shot in the head or back as activists called for a huge show of defiance against the generals on the country's Armed Forces Day on Saturday. Troops killed four more people in demonstrations on Friday, adding to a reported death toll of more than 320 people in the crackdown that has followed the coup against Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government on February 1. A broadcast on the state MRTV news channel said: "You should learn from the tragedy of earlier ugly deaths that you can be in…
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Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup

Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup

MYANMAR security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators yesterday, killing six people, media and witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were shot dead and attackers torched several Chinese-financed factories in the city of Yangon. Supporters of detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marched again, including in the second city of Mandalay and in the central towns of Myingyan and Aunglan, where police opened fire, witnesses and media reported. "One girl got shot in the head and a boy got shot in the face," an 18-year-old protester in Myingyan told Reuters by telephone. "I'm now hiding." The Myanmar Now…
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