One killed as Myanmar police open fire on protesters

Medical personnel and students hold up the three finger salute below a row of portraits of people who died from security forces gun fire during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 5, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

Police opened fire on Friday in the Myanmar city of Mandalay on protesting opponents of a February 1 military coup, killing one person, witnesses and media said.

The young man was shot in the neck and died, media said.

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Earlier in the day, a big crowd had marched peacefully through the city chanting: "The stone age is over, we're not scared because you threaten us."