Myanmar police fire rubber bullets in crackdown on anti-coup protesters

Teargas and water cannon also deployed on fourth day of protests against last week’s coupPolice in Myanmar have fired rubber bullets and used teargas against protesters defying a ban on large gatherings, in an escalation of the military government’s response to demonstrations against last week’s coup.Witnesses in Naypyidaw, the remote capital purpose-built by the previous military regime, said police fired rubber bullets at protesters after earlier blasting them with water cannon. A doctor at a clinic in the city told Reuters three people were being treated for suspected rubber bullet wounds. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/09/myanmar-protesters-curfew-junta-demonstrators-army #global_development #myanmar #south_and_central_asia #world_news