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Shots fired at funeral as Myanmar death toll rises amid bloody protests
A UN human rights expert has accused the junta of committing “mass murder”.
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A UN human rights expert has accused the junta of committing “mass murder”.
The UN has condemned the “continuing bloodshed” in Myanmar.
Earlier, the civilian leader of Myanmar’s government vowed a ‘revolution’ against the junta.
Police in Yangon used tear gas against the protesters.
Factories, workplaces and shops were closed across the country today in response to the call for a nationwide strike.
UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews warned that reports of soldiers being brought into Yangon could lead to the situation there spiralling out of control.
Demonstrators continue to defy the military authorities.
Yesterday, new military authorities cut most access to the internet, making Twitter and Instagram inaccessible.
A fire and several explosions at a state-run warehouse in Burma’s largest city, Rangoon, has killed at least 17 people.
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi tested the limits of her freedom by taking her first political trip into the countryside since being released from house arrest.