At least 38 people have been killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-coup protesters in multiple towns and cities, in the worst day of violence since the military coup last month. “Today it was the bloodiest day since the coup happened on the first of February. Security forces used deadly force in several cities including Monywa, where six people were killed and at least 30 injured, a witness told the Guardian. At least eight people were killed in a neighbourhood in Yangon after security forces opened sustained fire with automatic weapons in the early evening, according to Reuters. Ko Bo Kyi, a joint secretary of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners rights group, said at least 18 people were killed by security forces on Wednesday.

Source: The Guardian March 03, 2021 17:01 UTC