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March 29, 2021

Burmese Forces Kill Over 100 People in Deadliest Day of Post-Coup Crackdown
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In Burma, human rights groups say at least 114 people, including
children, were killed Saturday as soldiers opened fire on civilians
protesting against military rule in dozens of cities and towns across
the country. It was the deadliest crackdown yet on protests demanding a
reversal to the February 1 coup, which toppled Burma's democratically
elected civilian government. On Sunday, Burmese troops fired on a
funeral service for a 20-year-old student protester killed a day earlier
near the commercial capital Rangoon. The attacks drew condemnation from
the European Union, United States, U.K. and Germany, with the U.N.
special rapporteur for Burma accusing the military regime of "mass
murder." Meanwhile, an estimated 3,000 people have fled southeastern
Burma into Thailand after the Burmese military bombed areas controlled
by the Karen ethnic minority group. At least 459 people, including at
least 35 children, have been killed since the start of protests,
according to rights groups.