#Myanmar #Naypyidaw #Clashes
In Myanmar, three and a half weeks after the coup, there were clashes between opponents and supporters of the military. In the center of the largest city, Yangon,
In Myanmar, three and a half weeks after the coup, there were clashes between opponents and supporters of the military. In the center of the largest city, Yangon,
a number of military supporters armed with knives and clubs attacked counter-demonstrators. Others threw stones and shot with twins. The brawls escalated in several places in the economic metropolis.
Security forces prevented hundreds of students from leaving their campus and joining demonstrations against the coup. At the same time, around 1,000 military supporters were gathering in central Yangon,
and video footage showed a group of overt military supporters as a man attacked another man with a knife. At least one other person was stabbed. "Today's events show who the terrorists are," activist Thin Tsar Shun Lei Yi told Reuters.
"They are afraid that the people will stand up for democracy. We will continue our peaceful protest against the dictatorship."
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