This handoutpicture from Kachinwaves on May 5, 2021 shows people attending the funeral of Wai Phyo, also known as Thiha Thu, after he was shot dead during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations by protesters against the military coup in Hpakant in Myanmar's Kachin state. - AFP
BANGKOK, May 5 (AFP): A shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers said Wednesday it has set up a "people's defence force" to protect civilians, as the police and military deploy deadly arms against anti-coup protesters.
The country has been in turmoil since the military deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a mass uprising of daily protests and a nationwide boycott from civil servants.
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