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Two dead as Myanmar police open fire on protesters in deadliest day since coup

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At least two were killed in Myanmar's second largest city as security forces fired live rounds on protestors, emergency workers and doctors said Saturday -- the latest show of force from a junta regime that has faced two straight weeks of anti-coup demonstrations. Much of the country has been in uproar since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, with large street demonstrations seen in major cities and isolated villages alike. Authorities have responded with increasing force, deploying troops against peaceful rallies and firing tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets, with isolated incidents of live rounds being used. In Mandalay on Saturday, a shipyard raid turned violent when security forces opened fire on protesters trying to stop the arrest of marine staff taking part in the anti-coup movement.  The skirmish started with the demonstrators flinging rocks, but authorities retaliated by opening fire -- sending them fleeing in fear.  In a video livestreamed on Facebook by a resident hiding nearby, continuous gunfire could be heard. "Two people were killed," said Hlaing Min Oo, the chief of a Mandalay-based volunteer emergency rescue team, adding...


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