Myanmar protesters return to streets of capital despite police violence

Hundreds of government workers marched against the coup one day after officers used water cannon, rubber bullets and live rounds

Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday after the most violent day yet in demonstrations against a military coup that removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

On Tuesday, tens of thousands marched in major cities and smaller towns across the country in defiance of a ban on gatherings in some areas, with police using water cannon, rubber bullets and live rounds against them.