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Myanmar military junta warns protesters risk being shot in the head or back
Myanmar’s ruling military junta has warned pro-democracy protesters they risk being shot in the head or back as activists called for a huge show of defiance against the generals on Saturday — the country’s Armed Forces Day.
Key points:
- At least 320 protesters had been killed in the weeks of unrest
- AAPP data shows that at least 25 per cent of those died from shots to the head
- Russia said it wanted to strengthen ties with the Myanmar military
A broadcast on the state MRTV news channel said: “You should learn from the tragedy of earlier ugly deaths that you can be in danger of getting shot to the head and back”.
The warning did not specifically say that security forces had been given shoot-to-kill orders, and the junta has previously…
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