An anti-coup demonstrator was shot and killed by security forces in Myanmar on Sunday, as the Australian government confirmed it was assisting two civilians who were detained after trying to leave Yangon.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the evacuation of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, triggering nationwide protests demanding the return of democracy.
Two witnesses said one person was killed and at least two people were injured in clashes with security forces on Sunday in the central city of Moniva.
“I saw that a person was shot and killed,” a local resident told AFP, adding that a local resident said the body was taken to a local hospital.
“They used stun grenades and tear gas … Later they started shooting. I don’t know if the man died on the spot after he suffered an injury to his head, hit him with rubber bullets or live rounds.” Gone. ”
Australia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that it was providing consular assistance to two of its citizens in Myanmar.
“Due to our confidentiality obligations we will not provide further details,” a spokesman said.
It is understood that business advisors Matthew O’Kane and Krista Avery, a dual Canadian-Australian citizen, are under house arrest on Friday after trying to leave the country on a relief flight.
The couple run a Bispoke consulting business in Yangon.
The third Australian, economist Sean Turnwell, an advisor to Ms. Suu Kyi, was arrested a week after Putt was in custody.
Stench of violence
The weekend’s violence failed to deter hundreds of doctors and nurses, who were donning strict hats and branding posters of Suu Kyi, as they marched through Myanmar, Myanmar’s second-largest city and cultural capital, at dawn.
Later, other protesters gave signs of protest at pot plants on the side of the road.
A doctor in Mandla said that by noon, shelling on the streets, firing on the streets and injuring at least four people.
Mandalay is the scene of the worst violence by police and soldiers since the coup. The protest comes a day after a surveillance group confirmed the killing of four protesters at the hands of security forces across the country.
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