Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Burma again on February 22 despite a clear threat from the military junta that it was prepared to use lethal force to crush the demonstrations. The warning came after three protesters were shot dead over the weekend, and the funeral on February 21 for a young woman who died from bullet wounds at an earlier rally.
PHOTO PACKAGE: Nationwide Protests Against Military Coup In Burma
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A row of riot police block a road behind military trucks full of riot police near the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.
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Demonstrators hold placards calling for the release of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the Myanmar military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, 22 February 2021.
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A protester holds a candle at vigil during a demonstration against the military coup outside the U.S. Embassy in Yangon on February 21, 2021.
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A car carrying the body of protester Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing is pictured at the head of a convoy during her funeral service, after she died following being shot during a rally against the military coup, in Naypyidaw on February 21, 2021.
