Breaking ranks: Kyaw Moe Tun holding up the three-finger salute at the end of his speech to the UN general assembly where he pleaded for action in overturning the military coup in New York City. Reuters
Police fired on protesters in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least seven people were killed and several wounded, political and medical sources and media said.
Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership on Feb 1, alleging fraud in a November election her party won in a landslide.
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