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One man was killed and many were injured when security forces opened fire in an area of Yangon. “They shot him in the head. They shot everything on the road,” witness Thiha Soe told Reuters.
In addition, two people were shot dead in another area of Yangon when security forces used grenades to destroy protesters’ barriers.
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[VIDEO] The Myanmar military was heavily criticized by many countries.
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Faced with the increase in casualties, a group of protesters turned to Facebook to ask armed minorities to support them against the military regime.
Various armed minority groups have clashed with the Myanmar government for decades to demand more autonomy. Although many groups have agreed to cease fire, in recent days there has been a conflict between the army and forces in eastern and northern Myanmar.
In northern Myanmar, clashes occurred on March 28 at a gem mining site in the town of Hpakant in Kachin state when members of the Kachin Independence Force (KIA) attacked a police station, according to Reuters. . press. There is currently no information on victims.
Both KNU and KIA expressed their support for the anti-political movement and called on the army to stop the violence against civilians taking part in the demonstrations.
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