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(Reuters) – Myanmar police shot and killed one protester on Sunday and wounded several as they cracked down in a bid to end weeks of demonstrations against a Feb. 1 military coup, a politician and media said.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans and flash three-finger salutes during a rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 27, 2021. REUTERS\/Stringer<\/figcaption>

Police opened fire in the town of Dawei, killing one and wounding several, politician Kyaw Min Htike told Reuters from the southern town. The Dawei Watch media outlet also said one person was killed and more than a dozen wounded.<\/p>\n

Police and the spokesman for the ruling military council did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.<\/p>\n

Myanmar was thrown into chaos when the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership, alleging fraud in a November election her party won in a landslide.<\/p>\n

The coup, which stalled Myanmar\u2019s progress toward democracy after nearly 50 years of military rule, has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited sanctions.<\/p>\n

In the main city of Yangon, several people, some bleeding heavily, were helped away from protests, images posted by media showed.<\/p>\n

It was not clear how they were hurt but media reported live fire. The Myanmar Now media group said people had been \u201cgunned down\u201d, but it did not elaborate.<\/p>\n

Police also threw stun grenades, used tear gas and fired into the air, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing has said authorities have been using minimal force to deal with the protests.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, at least three protesters have died over the days of turmoil. The army said a policeman has been killed in the unrest.<\/p>\n

\u2018RUNNING\u2019<\/p>\n

Police were out early on Sunday taking positions at main protest sites in Yangon as protesters, many clad in protective gear, began to congregate, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

They moved swiftly to break up crowds.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice got out of their cars and started throwing stun grenades without warning,\u201d said Hayman May Hninsi, who was with a group of fellow teachers in Yangon. They fled to nearby buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome teachers got hurt running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doctors and students in white lab coats fled as police threw stun grenades outside a medical school elsewhere in the city, posted video showed.<\/p>\n

Police in the second city of Mandalay fired guns into the air, trapping protesting medical staff in a city hospital, a doctor there said by telephone.<\/p>\n

The crackdown appears to indicate a determination by the military to impose its authority in the face of widespread defiance, not just on the streets but more broadly, in areas such as the civil service, municipal administration, the education and health sectors and media.<\/p>\n

Saturday brought disturbances in towns and cities nationwide as police began their bid to crush the protests with tear gas, stun grenades and by shooting into the air.<\/p>\n

State-run MRTV television said more than 470 people had been arrested on Saturday. It said police had given warnings before using stun grenades to disperse people.<\/p>\n

\u2018INSTIL FEAR\u2019<\/p>\n

Youth activist Esther Ze Naw said people were battling to overcome the fear they had lived with for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fear will only grow if we keep living with it and the people who are creating the fear know that. It\u2019s obvious they\u2019re trying to instil fear in us by making us run and hide,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can\u2019t accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The police action came after state television announced that Myanmar\u2019s U.N. envoy had been fired for betraying the country after he urged the United Nations to use \u201cany means necessary\u201d to reverse the coup.<\/p>\n

MRTV said he had been fired in accordance with civil service rules because he had \u201cbetrayed the country\u201d and \u201cabused the power and responsibilities of an ambassador\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, was defiant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to fight back as long as I can,\u201d Kyaw Moe Tun told Reuters in New York.<\/p>\n

U.N. Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews said he was overwhelmed by the ambassador\u2019s \u201cact of courage\u201d, adding on Twitter, \u201cIt\u2019s time for the world to answer that courageous call with action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Myanmar\u2019s generals have traditionally shrugged off diplomatic pressure. They have promised to hold a new election but not set a date.<\/p>\n

Suu Kyi\u2019s party and supporters said the result of the November vote must be respected.<\/p>\n

Suu Kyi, 75, spent nearly 15 years under house arrest during military rule. She faces charges of illegally importing six walkie-talkie radios and of violating a natural disaster law by breaching coronavirus protocols.<\/p>\n

The next hearing in her case is set for Monday.<\/p>\n

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