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Coup authorities In Myanmar accused of firing on protesters Leaving Over 18 dead
Posted by Desmond Machey 
on February 28, 2021
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The coup regime established by an army takeover a month ago launched its heaviest crackdown yet on protesters demanding that the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy be allowed to take office, as it was due to on the eve of the coup. However, a MASS arrests, targeting of demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon and apparent use of lethal force by the security forces were reported in Myanmar today.
Gun shot were reported to haven been fired as police in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, also they fired tear gas and water cannon while trying to clear the streets.
Photos of shell casings from live ammunition used in assault rifles were posted on social media.
There had been eight confirmed reports of killings linked to the army’s seizure of power before today’s violence in Myanmar, according to the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners. Hundreds of people have been arrested, including Ms Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, who remain in custody. Accurate figures for the numbers detained and killed are difficult to obtain in the absence of official information.
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations dramatically denounced the coup on Friday, calling for a stronger international response. The coup authorities said on Saturday that he had been sacked.
