At least four people were killed in Myanmar Thursday on the two-month anniversary of a military coup

 

 

 

 

 

At least four people were killed in Myanmar Thursday on the two-month anniversary of a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically-elected government and led to massive protests nationwide. The military has reportedly killed more than 500 civilians since the Feb. 1 takeover. In Mandalay, at least two people were killed, including a member of the city’s reserve fire brigade. Early Thursday morning, fires were set in around 100 dwellings in the city, leaving some 500 people homeless.

In Yangon, the country’s largest city, two military-operated malls were set ablaze overnight, despite an ordered curfew. Yangon police and soldiers also fired at an office ferry car operated by South Korea’s Shinhan Bank, hitting employee Su Su Kyi in the head. She was taken to a nearby hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.
 

The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), which is aligned with the ousted government, moved to abolish the country’s 2008 military-backed constitution and issue a federal democracy charter Thursday, but the military regime declared it an illegal organization. A member of the group said it seeks to create a “unity government” consisting of ousted civil servants, ethnic armed groups, and democracy activists.  

Meanwhile, tensions continued in the remote areas of states under the control of Myanmar’s various ethnic armed groups. In northern Shan State, one woman was killed and two houses were burned in clashes between two armed groups, causing hundreds to flee the area.
 

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 AFP News Agency