Myanmar police clash with press and protesters, 18 protesters killed

Yesterday was the highest single-day death toll among protesters, who demand the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi and her elected government.

 

It is a credible information that the crackdown on people demonstrating against a military coup included live ammunition being fired into crowds, resulting in the deaths and dozens of injured people.

 

Police in Myanmar have fired tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades at pro-democracy protestors, killing at least 18 people dead, the UN's human rights office has said.

 

 

In spite of the gunfire, flash bangs and stun grenades, which have left streets in several cities smeared with blood, protesters.

 

In the southern town of Dawei, police opened fire, killing three people and wounding several others.

 

Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party's leadership are incriminated of fraud in the party's landslide victory in last November's elections.

 

The coup on 1 February, which brought a halt to tentative steps towards democracy after nearly 50 years of military rule, has drawn hundreds of thousands on to the streets and the condemnation of Western countries.

 

Tens of thousands protest and call for Aung San Suu Kyi's release despite internet being cut off.

 

 

Thousands take to the streets of Yangon to protest against military coup amid internet blackout. However, Myanmar determined to keep protests alive as country faces isolation, UN envoy says.

 

A group called the Whitecoat Alliance of medics said more than 80 medical staff had been arrested while making clash.

 

Also, State-run MRTV television said more than 470 people had been arrested on Saturday after police launched the nationwide crackdown. In addition, deputy Asia director for New York-based Human Rights Watch, said: "The Myanmar security forces' clear escalation in use of lethal force in multiple towns and cities across the country in response to mostly peaceful anti-coup protesters is outrageous and unacceptable, and must be immediately halted."