Myanmar police fire to disperse protest, four hurt, one critical

Riot police stand guard as protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 9, 2021. - AFP

YANGON Feb 9 (Reuters): Myanmar police used force on Tuesday to disperse protests against military rule and one woman was in critical condition and not expected to survive after being shot in the head with a bullet, a doctor said.

Police fired guns, mostly into the air, and used water cannon and rubber bullets to try to clear protesters in the capital Naypyitaw, and four people were taken to hospital with what doctors initially said they believed were wounds caused by rubber bullets.