14 more die in Myanmar protests

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Updated At : 12:53 PM Mar 15, 2021 IST

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Naypyitaw, March 14

Security forces killed at least 14 protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories in the area were set ablaze, according to local media. A further 14 people were reported killed elsewhere in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar and state television said a policeman had died in one of the bloodiest days of protests against the military coup against Aung San Suu Kyi.

China’s embassy said many Chinese staff were injured and trapped in arson attacks by unidentified assailants on garment factories in Hlaingthaya. — Reuters

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