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Bloodshed in Myanmar: 38 protesters killed, including four children

Protesters return to the streets on Thursday Myanmar, continuing their fight against the military government, a day after the bloodshed with 38 protesters dead. The UN is making this report, referring to the bloodiest day of riots since last month’s coup.

Police opened fire to break up demonstration in the city of Pathein, west of Yangon.

On Wednesday, police and army opened fire with real bullets in several cities, according to eyewitnesses, a day after neighboring countries called on the Myanmar junta to show restraint.

Despite the danger, activists are making it clear that they refuse to live under the military regime and are determined to push for the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the recognition of her victory in the November elections.

“We know we are in danger of being shot and killed“But it does not make sense for us to remain under the junta,” one protester told Reuters.

In a move that was interpreted as a demonstration of military power, five fighter jets flew several times at very low altitudes and in formation over the city of Mandalay.

The UN special envoy for Myanmar described Wednesday as the bloodiest day since the February 1 coup, with 38 dead, bringing the total death toll since the coup to 50.

Human rights groups and some media outlets have given different reports of injuries and deaths since Wednesday’s outbreak of violence. The dead included four children, according to a rescue service. The media reported that hundreds of protesters had been arrested.

Among the children is a 14-year-old boy who was shot by a soldier in a passing convoy. The soldiers, according to Reuters, they loaded his dead body into a truck and left.

International photo agencies have the photo of a 19-year-old student who fell dead in Mandalay.

According to a video by Radio Free Asia, police in Yangon pulled three paramedics out of an ambulance. and beat them with sticks and globes.

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