Myanmar police break up protest in city of Mandalay


Myanmar police break up protest in city of Mandalay

Police advance on the street during protests against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar, February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) – Police in the Myanmar city of Mandalay opened fire and used tear gas on Saturday to break up an anti-coup protest but it was not clear if they fired live ammunition or rubber bullets, according to video broadcast by a media outlet.

A doctor told the Irrawaddy news site that several people had suffered from exposure to tear gas and one person was wounded by a bullet but it could have been a rubber bullet.

Police were not immediately available for comment.

Reporting by Reuters staff; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Mark Heinrich


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