Police officers clearing the road after demonstrators spread placards in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, April 24, 2021. - AP
Yangon, April 24, 2021 (AFP): Myanmar's military cracked down on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least one according to a witness, as the junta leader sat down with heads of states in a regional summit over the violence.
The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup, triggering a mass uprising from all corners of Myanmar society demanding a return to democracy.
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