Myanmar police fire into the air, use water cannons to quell protests
World Published 09 Feb, 2021 12:53pm

Myanmar police fire into the air, use water cannons to quell protests

(Reuters) - Myanmar police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannons on Tuesday as protesters across the country defied bans on big gatherings to show their opposition to a military coup that halted a tentative transition to democracy.The Feb. 1 coup and detention of elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has brought the largest demonstrations in more than a decade and a growing civil disobedience movement affecting hospitals, schools and government offices.