Security forces in central Myanmar have opened fire on anti-coup protesters, killing at least two, amid mounting violence since the country’s Feb. 1 military takeoverYANGON, Myanmar -- Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media. A human rights group said mounting violence since the Feb. 1 military takeover has killed at least 550 civilians. Threats of lethal violence and arrests of protesters have failed to suppress daily demonstrations across Myanmar demanding the military step down and reinstate the democratically elected government. Government forces fired at demonstrators cin central Myanmar on Saturday, killing at least two people, the Myanmar Now news service reported. Late Friday, armed plainclothes police took five people into custody after they spoke with a CNN reporter in a market in Yangon, the country’s largest city, local media reported citing witnesses.

Source: ABC News April 03, 2021 05:59 UTC