Four killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics


Protesters make noise by hitting metal objects while singing revolutionary songs during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Ahlone township on April 3, 2021. - AFP

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YANGON, April 3 (Reuters): Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing four people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks.

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