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March 10, 2021

Second Official from Suu Kyi's Party Dies in Burma as Security Forces Continue Deadly Crackdown
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In Burma, a second official from deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party
has died while being detained, as mass protests continue against the
February 1 military coup. Meanwhile, a video has gone viral showing a
nun kneeling before police officers Monday in the Burmese city of
Myitkyina, begging them to stop killing people. This is Sister Ann Rose
Nu Tawng.

Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng: "They said they will crack down on the
protest. As I said, I don't want to see any trouble here and can't leave
if police don't leave. I begged them not to shoot the children."

At least two people in the area were killed by police that day,
according to local sources.


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