Myanmar: troops and police forcefully disperse marchers in Mandalay
by Michael Safi and a Guardian reporter in Yangon from World news | The Guardian on (#5E69R)
Protests against military coup continue despite overnight internet blackout and extra soldiers deployed
Troops have joined police in forcefully dispersing marchers in the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar, as protests against the military coup continued despite the deployment of extra soldiers in some areas and an eight-hour internet blackout overnight.
Images and reports from the city on Monday showed police and soldiers using rubber bullets and slingshots to disperse protesters. A student union in the city said several people had been injured.
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