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Newshour: 25/02/2021 14:06 GMT: Myanmar coup: Supporters of military Junta clash with pro-democracy rivals

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25/02/2021 14:06 GMT: Myanmar coup: Supporters of military Junta clash with pro-democracy rivals

Myanmar coup: Supporters of military Junta clash with pro-democracy rivals

BBC World Service - Newshour, Myanmar coup: Supporters of military Junta clash with pro-democracy rivals

The military says the police are using minimal force in dealing with the protests

About 1,000 supporters of the military turned up for a rally in central Yangon on Thursday. Some were photographed with clubs and knives. Students, doctors and other members of the public joined pro-democracy demonstrations.

Also in the programme: China says it has eradicated poverty in the country; and Armenia’s, Nikol Pashinyan, denounces what he called a coup attempt.

(Photo: A demonstrator kneels as he protests against the military coup while riot police advance on a street as tensions rise in Yangon. Credit: EPA).

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