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Newshour: 27/03/2021 21:06 GMT: Myanmar sees deadliest violence since coup began

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27/03/2021 21:06 GMT

27/03/2021 21:06 GMT: Myanmar sees deadliest violence since coup began

Myanmar sees deadliest violence since coup began

BBC World Service - Newshour, Myanmar sees deadliest violence since coup began

There are reports that more than 100 people were shot dead by the military

There are reports that more than 100 people were shot dead by the military.

The lethal crackdown came as protesters defied warnings and took to the streets on the annual Armed Forces Day. We'll hear from the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews. Also in the programme: Islamist militants have seized the town of Palma in northern Mozambique, the country's army has reportedly withdrawn from the town; and we'll go back to one woman we spoke to at the start of the UK's lockdown about how the past year affected her addiction.

(Photo: A demonstrator flashes the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, 27 March 2021. Credit: EPA/STRINGER)

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