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Myanmar security forces disperse anti-coup protesters
Security forces in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon have fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters today.
February 26, 2021 17:26 IST
1 / 9Police officers talk with protesters during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Security forces in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon have fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters. (AP Photo)
2 / 9Armed police with shield stand in formation as they begin to disperse protesters during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
3 / 9Protesters display signs and flash the three-fingered salute as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
4 / 9Medicals students display images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a street march in Mandalay, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
5 / 9Students display images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a street march in Mandalay, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
6 / 9Protesters gesture to the police during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
7 / 9A cyclist takes a picture with his cellphone of armed police near a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
8 / 9A protester on a motorbike flashes the three-fingered salute while soldiers and police take positions to disperse protesters on one of the main roads in Mandalay, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Security forces in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup protesters.(AP Photo)
9 / 9A Buddhist prays outside Aung San Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Social media giant Facebook announced Thursday it was banning all accounts linked to Myanmar's military as well as ads from military-controlled companies in the wake of the army's seizure of power on Feb. 1. (AP Photo)
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