Two protesters were killed by gunshot wounds to the head in Myanmar on Monday, witnesses said, while shops, factories, and banks were closed in the main city Yangon as part of the uprising against the country’s military rulers.
Photos posted on Facebook showed the bodies of two men lying on the street in the northern town of Myitkyina. Witnesses said they were taking part in a protest when police fired stun grenades and tear gas. Several people were then hit by gunfire from buildings nearby.
One witness, who said he helped move the bodies, told Reuters two people were shot in the head and died on the spot. Three people were injured.
“How inhumane to kill unarmed civilians,” …
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