Police in Myanmar were filmed using a water cannon against protesters demonstrating against the military coup.

As the crowds grew, police fired water cannon in brief bursts against a group of the thousands of protesters who had gathered.

Massive crowds joined the rallies across Myanmar as workers went on a nationwide strike, demonstrating for a third straight day against the military's removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Calls to join protests and to back a campaign of civil disobedience have grown louder and more organised since last Monday's coup, which drew widespread international condemnation.

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