Myanmar police crack down on protests

Updated February 27 2021 - 8:04pm, first published 7:58pm
Riot police have fired tear gas at protesters in Yangon as Myanmar's pro-democracy rallies continue.
Riot police have fired tear gas at protesters in Yangon as Myanmar's pro-democracy rallies continue.

Police are cracking down in Myanmar to prevent opponents of military rule gathering and one woman was shot and killed, according to media reports, after the country's UN envoy urged the United Nations to use "any means necessary" to stop a February 1 coup.

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