Woman shot last week at Myanmar protest dies
Yangon (Myanmar), February 19
A young woman who was shot in the head by police during a protest last week against the military’s takeover of power in Myanmar died Friday morning, her brother said.
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Mya Thwet Thwet Khaing was shot during a demonstration in the capital Naypyitaw on February 9. She had been on life support at a hospital with what doctors had said was no chance of recovery.
Video of the shooting showed her sheltering from water cannons and suddenly dropping to the ground after a bullet penetrated a motorcycle helmet she had been wearing. AP
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