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Myanmar coup: Deadliest day of protests as police open fire
Police have fired on protesters in Myanmar killing at least 18, the UN human rights office says, on the deadliest day of anti-coup rallies.
Deaths were reported in several cities including Yangon, Dawei and Mandalay as police used live rounds and tear gas.
The people did not retreat
At the scene: BBC video journalist
As I arrived on Hledan road in Yangon an ambulance passed me. I heard one man had been shot. I ran to the location and when I arrived the volunteers had already lifted him into the ambulance.
I saw blood on the road and a homemade shield next to it. The bullet had passed through the shield.
A few minutes later, more protesters occupied the road, blocking the area with shields and carts and readying themselves to take on the police.
Many more arrived, sitting down on the road and chanting. There were so many I couldn't see the back of the crowd.
Two people were shot dead here and one was badly injured. But the people did not retreat.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56228357
Should the West intervene to prevent a brutal regime mowing down unarmed protesters ?
Why ? We stood by and watched brutal Izraeli fascists mow down unarmed Palestinian protesters.
Morality and hypocrisy don't mix.