Myanmar’s protests are said to have turned deadly in Yangon: local media
A reporter who witnessed the incident told CNN it was a military vehicle that hit the protesters.
The United Nations in Myanmar condemned the incident, issuing a statement stamping out “reported attack on a number of unarmed civilians in Kyimyindaing Town, Yangon, in which a vehicle of the security forces was fired. rammed into protesters. Then they were shot with live ammunition. to the death and wounding of many people.”
The US Embassy also responded, saying it was “appalled by reports that security forces opened fire against, overran and killed a number of peaceful protesters this morning in Yangon.”
The embassy added: “We support the right of the Burmese people to protest peacefully.
The 76-year-old Nobel laureate served as a state adviser and de facto leader of Myanmar until the military seized power in a February 1 coup.
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