Protesters are seen near a barricade during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reuters) - Police broke up demonstrations with tear gas and gunfire in several cities across Myanmar on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets undeterred by the bloodiest day yet in a crackdown on opponents of last month's military coup.
The United Nations said 38 people had been killed during Wednesday's demonstrations, far more in a single day than the 23 believed to have been killed up until March 1.
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