Police in Burma have fired gunshots into the air and water cannon to disperse protesters who defied bans on public gatherings amid nationwide outrage over last week’s military coup. Protests erupted for a fourth straight day on February 9 to denounce dictatorship and the arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite a warning from the new junta that they would take action against demonstrations that threatened "stability." Reports said police fired gunshots into the air to disperse demonstrators in the capital, Naypyitaw, and other cities across the country, also known as Myanmar, after blasting them with water cannon.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Burma Police Clamp Down On Anti-Coup Protesters
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Protesters confront police vehicles after firing water cannons during a demonstration against the February 1 military coup at the monument of General Aung San (C), the late father of detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital Naypyidaw on February 9, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP)
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Burma police (in background) fire water cannon at protesters as they continue to demonstrate against the February 1 military coup in the capital Naypyidaw on February 9, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP)
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Police carry a protester as they arrest her during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay on February 9, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP)
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Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
