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Police fired rubber bullets and water cannon at anti-coup protesters in Myanmar capital's Naypyidaw. Shots can be heard in images three and four. IMAGES
Chilean police use water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Santiago, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Nay Pyi Taw, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar was preparing Thursday for a new day of anti-coup protests countrywide, a day after security forces killed at least 38 people, the highest death toll to date.Protesters outraged by Wednesday's massacre started gathering in the morning in Yangon, the country's largest city and former capital, and in Mandalay.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Mar 4 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar was preparing Thursday for a new day of anti-coup protests countrywide, a day after security forces killed at least 38 people, the highest death toll to date.Protesters outraged by Wednesday's massacre started gathering in the morning in Yangon, the country's largest city and former capital, and in Mandalay. (Camera: LYNN BO BO). SHOT LIST: MYANMAR CITIZENS LAY FLOWERS TO REMEMBER PROTESTERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE MILITARY CRACKDOWN ON A PROTESTERS AND PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP, ON MARCH 4, 2021, IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Yangon, Myanmar, March 3 (EFE), (Camera: Lynn BoBo).- At least ten people, including two minors, were shot dead Wednesday in Myanmar as authorities launched fresh crackdowns against coup protesters while Pope Francis urged that parties engage in peaceful dialog.Despite security forces' severe repression of demonstrations, which claimed the lives of at least 20 people Sunday, protests in rejection of the Feb. 1 military coup continued throughout the country.Fatalities include five protesters in the city of Monywa, two in Mandalay, one in MyinGyan and one in Rangoon in a new deadly day of protests in which more than 30 people have died to date.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON WEDNESDAY IN YANGON.
An amateur video shows security forces fire at protesters in the city of Myitkyina, northern Myanmar. A journalist at the scene told AFP that security forces used tear gas and then opened fire to disperse the crowd, but it was unclear whether they used rubber bullets or live rounds. IMAGES