Myanmar protesters remain steadfast as coup leader reminds military of ‘external threats’
- One man was killed when police opened fire on a group in Monywa and another person was killed and several wounded in Mandalay
- Australia’s foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday it was providing consular assistance to two of its nationals in Myanmar
One man was killed and several were wounded when police opened fire on a group setting up a barricade in the central town of Monywa, a doctor there said as a community group issued a call on Facebook for blood donors.
Later, one person was killed and several were wounded when security forces fired on a crowd in the second city of Mandalay, the Myanmar Now news portal reported.
The violence has forced people determined to resist a return to military rule after a decade of tentative steps towards democracy to think up novel ways to make their stand.
People in nearly 20 places across the country staged candlelight protests on Saturday night and into Sunday, from the main city of Yangon to small communities in Kachin state in the north and the southernmost town of Kawthaung, according to a tally of social media posts.
Hundreds of people in the second city of Mandalay, including many medical staff in white coats, marched before sunrise in a “Dawn protest”, video posted by the Mizzima news portal showed.
