People across Myanmar joined a third day of demonstrations Monday, to protest the coup that removed elected de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets of Myanmar over the weekend, in the biggest protests since the military putsch that removed Suu Kyi a week ago. The country found itself returned to military rule after a 10-year flirtation with democracy. During a demonstration in the capital, Naypyidaw, authorities used water cannon against anti-coup protesters. Protesters in the country’s largest city, Yangon, held up Wanted posters featuring the image of Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The AFP news agency reported that there were suspicions that the water had been laced with chemicals. According to the Reuters news agency, police appeared to stop using the water cannon after protesters made and appeal to them. However, it said, the demonstration continued.
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