Myanmar: acting civilian leader says 'we must win' as five more protesters die

Mahn Win Khaing Than, speaking from hiding, says this is the darkest moment of the nation'

The acting leader of Myanmar's parallel civilian government has said the people must win the uprising" against the junta as security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Yangon and at least five people were killed as protests continued for a sixth week.

Mahn Win Khaing Than, who is in hiding along with most senior officials from the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which was ousted in the 1 February coup, addressed the public via Facebook, saying: This is the darkest moment of the nation and the moment that the dawn is close. The federal democracy union ... is waiting for us in the near future if we move forward unitedly with invincibility," he said, adding: We must win the uprising."