At least two protesters were killed in police firing on Friday night at the protest against the military junta in Tharketa district of Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, Reuters reported citing the reports of DVB News, a domestic media.
According to DVB News, police opened fire on a crowd that gathered outside the Tharketa police station demanding the release of the people who arrested unjustly previously.
With the latest figure, the death toll from the protest against the military junta in Myanmar climbed to 72.
The killings took place after activists called for more anti-coup protests on the death anniversary of a student named Phone Maw, who was shot and killed by security forces in 1988 inside the Rangoon Institute of Technology campus.
That incident sparked an uprising against the military government in that year known as the “8-8-88 campaign” which killed at least 3,000 people when the army crushed the uprising.
Meanwhile, protesters continued the movement from Saturday morning. Besides, the leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan vowed to work together to restore democracy in Myanmar where violence has escalated as authorities crackdown on protests.
It is to be noted that the military forces of Myanmar carried out a bloodless coup just before dawn on February 1. Top leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the ruling NLD and State Councilor, and the country’s president have been arrested. Army chief Min Aung Hlaing has been leading the military government since the coup.
(Source : Online Desk)
