At least 18 dead in Myanmar crackdown: UN rights office

Newsnow Desk:

At least 18 people were killed in Myanmar on Sunday when the security forces confronted peaceful demonstrators protesting against a Feb.

1 military coup, the UN human rights office said.

“Throughout the day, in several locations throughout the country, police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to.

credible information received by the UN Human Rights Office – has left at least 18 people dead and over 30 wounded,” the office said.

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