Myanmar: at least 38 protesters killed as Quad leaders vow to restore democracy

Name: Myanmar family mourns anti-coup protester’s death as another 12 killed in latest violent crackdown
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Leaders of the US, India, Australia and Japan have vowed to work together to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation

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An injured demonstrator is carried to receive medical attention during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay on March 13, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Published: 1:10pm, 13 Mar 2021Updated: 5:19am, 15 Mar 2021

At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar after violent crackdowns on anti-coup protesters on Sunday, making it one of the deadliest days since the military regime took power last month.

In Mandalay, five protesters were killed, and several others were injured with nearly half of them in critical condition, according to the Byamaso Emergency Clinic.

Witnesses and local media outlets said three protesters were killed in Yangon overnight, two died in the Bago region and one protester was shot dead in the Magway region.

The death toll was 126 as of Sunday, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said. On March 3, 21 protesters were killed, while 12 died in crackdowns on March 11.

Demonstrators continued to take to the streets in Mandalay on Sunday evening, with tens of thousands of engineers and engineering students chanting for an end to military dictatorship and the release of detained leaders including democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

“Security forces are trying to scare us from joining street protests in the coming days,” said Aung Myo Nyunt, a 20-year-old student protester in Mandalay. “Their efforts will be in vain.”

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Myanmar family mourns anti-coup protester’s death as another 12 killed in latest violent crackdown

The deaths came as the leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan vowed to work together to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.