Global backlash grows after Myanmar forces kill two protesters
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UN condemns deadly violence as Singapore warns of ‘adverse consequences’ and Facebook deletes military’s main page.
International condemnation of Myanmar’s military rulers grew on Sunday, after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the second largest city of Mandalay, killing at least two people and wounding dozens more. Facebook deleted the main page of Myanmar’s military for inciting violence while Antonio Guterres, the United Nations chief, added his voice to the chorus of concern. “I condemn the use of deadly violence in Myanmar,” Guterres wrote on Twitter. “The use of lethal force, intimidation and harassment against peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable.”
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