Two protesters protesting a coup by government forces firing on the 20th (local time) in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second city, were killed and dozens were injured.
According to Reuters on the 21st, the military police indiscriminately shot live ammunition and rubber ammunition, killing at least 2 people, including a teenage boy, and injuring 30 others.
A protester is injured and bleeding from his eyes during a protest in Mandalay on the 20th. [AFP=연합뉴스]
– Soldiers who fired at the protesters were known to belong to units involved in the massacre of the Rohingya tribe, a minority in Myanmar. On the 21st, the local media “Frontier Myanmar” reported that police deployed in Mandalay were supported by the 33rd Guards Division, which was involved in the massacre of Muslim Rohingya ethnic minorities in 2017. At that time, thousands of people were killed in the massacre of the Rohingya.
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A protester is bleeding on his forehead during a protest in Mandalay on the 20th. [AFP=연합뉴스]
– The 33rd Light Infantry Division was a unit used in the massacre of the village of Indin, a Rohingya settlement at the time, and is currently stationed in Mandalay, according to local media.
The Indin village massacre is the only massacre recognized by the Myanmar military. At that time, soldiers belonging to the division killed the Rohingya in Indin village and buried the village on fire. For this reason, the United States and the European Union (EU) and others have placed high-ranking officials of the 33rd Guards Division on sanctions.
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On the 20th, at least two people were killed in the fire of government forces in Mandalay, Myanmar. Injured person being carried on a stretcher [로이터=연합뉴스]
– In Myanmar, protests by citizens continue to protest against the military’s declaration of a coup and seizing power on the 1st.
In the process, bloodshed has occurred, causing deaths. The Associated Press reported on the 19th that a 20-year-old protester who participated in a protest against the coup in Myanmar’s capital Naepido on the 9th (local time) eventually died. It’s been ten days since he was struck in the head by a live bullet shot by the police who crushed the protests.
![Posts and flowers are placed in commemoration of a woman who died on the 19th after being hit by a live ammunition on the 9th while protesting against the military coup in Myanmar. [로이터=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/21/6c68f5a4-52e0-429f-91c5-a512daa45933.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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Posts and flowers are placed in commemoration of a woman who died on the 19th after being hit by a live ammunition on the 9th while protesting against the military coup in Myanmar. [로이터=연합뉴스]
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US State Department “We are on the side of Burmese citizens”
– Here again, the deaths from the government forces fired, and the US and Europe criticized it and foreshadowed the action.
“I strongly condemn the military’s violence against peaceful civilian protesters,” said Josef Borrell, senior representative of the European Union’s diplomatic and security policy. “Myanmar forces should immediately stop violence against civilians.”
![On the 20th, a protester lights candles and prays in front of the US embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. [EPA=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/21/f425cf58-e6a5-47d2-910c-3ad456525392.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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On the 20th, a protester lights candles and prays in front of the US embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. [EPA=연합뉴스]
– The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said, “Violence committed in Mandalay is unacceptable,” Reuters reported.
British Foreign Minister Dominic Rab also affirmed on the 20th that “the firing of peace protesters in Myanmar has crossed the line.” Earlier, the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced measures to freeze assets and ban travel against Myanmar’s defense minister and three ministers and vice ministers of the Ministry of Interior.
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State Department spokesman Ned Price. [AP]
– State Department spokesman Ned Price also said, “We are deeply concerned about reports that the Burmese (Myanmar) military police are firing on protesters and detaining and attacking protesters and others,” he said. “We are on the side of Burmese citizens.”
Along with Myanmar, Singapore, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), expressed concern, saying that it was “a surprise”. According to Reuters, the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on the 20th that “using weapons of destruction against unarmed civilians is unacceptable.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore added that if the situation continues to deteriorate, serious negative consequences will occur in Myanmar and Southeast Asia. “The military government should stop further violence and bloodshed.”
“The Myanmar Army has arrested 500 people so far”
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Reuters reported that the military government arrested actor Lu Min at home, one of the six people who were wanted for incitement to participate in the protests. In a video posted on Facebook, Lu Min’s wife said, “The police came to Yangon and forcibly opened the door and took her husband,” Reuters reported.
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Myanmar actor Lu Min was arrested by the military. [트위터]
– The Myanmar Political Offender Support Association (AAPP) announced on the 1st that 569 people have been arrested by the military government since the outbreak of the coup. Foreign media reported that the military government in Myanmar has not confirmed any of these claims.
Reporter Seo Yujin [email protected]
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