Bloodshed in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters

This photo taken and received from an anonymous source via Facebook on April 7,2021 shows resident watching as protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay. - AFP

YANGON (Reuters): Myanmar troops stormed an anti-coup protest camp on Wednesday (April 7), a resident said, in a pre-dawn operation that local media said killed and wounded several demonstrators, as activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling junta.

Myanmar has been in chaos since a Feb 1 coup that ended a brief period of civilian-led democracy and sparked nationwide protests and strikes, despite the ruling military's use of lethal force to quell the resistance.