Myanmar residents continue to protest despite police resistance as unrest grows
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Myanmar residents continue to protest despite police resistance as unrest grows
Residents continued to protest in Yangon despite heavy police resistance as the unrest against the coup grows.
Residents continued to protest in Yangon despite heavy police resistance as the unrest against the coup grows.
Footage from Friday (February 26) shows hundreds of protesters occupying the side of a road as police forced monitor from a distance.
A large number of protesters were seen brandishing banners that read "release our leaders now!" According to reports, police forces fired warnings shots as they attempted to disperse the protest.
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