Seven-year-old girl killed in Myanmar after security forces open fire
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Girl was shot in her home and is youngest victim so far in crackdown against opposition to military coup
A seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire in Myanmar's second city Mandalay, becoming the youngest victim so far in a crackdown against opposition to last month's military coup.
The ruling junta accused pro-democracy protesters of arson and violence during the weeks of unrest, and said it would use the least force possible to quell the daily demonstrations.
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