Myanmar unrest: Sister of protester killed in clashes urges demonstrators to keep fighting
Telegraph, 19 Feb 2021
A young female protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police tried to disperse a crowd lost her fight for life on Friday, becoming the first casualty of the anti-coup movement that has shaken the Southeast Asian nation since a February 1 military takeover.
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing had turned 20 on a life support machine after she was hit by what doctors said was a live bullet at a protest on February 9 in the capital, Naypyitaw.
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Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing had turned 20 on a life support machine after she was hit by what doctors said was a live bullet at a protest on February 9 in the capital, Naypyitaw.
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