The killing of unarmed civilians, including children, are indefensible acts," the EU embassy in Yangon said on social media.įormer colonial power Britain also said that the security forces "have disgraced themselves by shooting unarmed civilians". Myanmars ousted ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been locked out of his embassy by the military, urged the British government on Thursday to refuse to recognise the juntas envoys and.
"This 76th Myanmar Armed Forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour. The embassies of the European Union and the United Kingdom also condemned the killing of "unarmed civilians" in Myanmar on Saturday. The United States has been strident in its criticism of the junta that seized power in Myanmar on Feb 1 and the killing of hundreds of anti-coup protesters by security forces. READ: Myanmar's armed ethnic factions will not stand by if more protesters killed, says one group We are investigating the incident," embassy spokesperson Aryani Manring said. "We can confirm that shots were fired at the American Center Yangon on Mar 27. READ: More than 90 protesters killed in Myanmar as junta puts on show of force for Armed Forces DayĮarlier, an embassy spokesperson said gunshots were fired at the US cultural centre in Yangon, but no injuries were caused. More than 90 protesters were killed on Saturday in the bloodiest day of protests since the military coup last month, according to news reports and witnesses.
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"These are not the actions of a professional military or police force." "Security forces are murdering unarmed civilians, including children, the very people they swore to protect," said a statement released on the embassy's Facebook page. Please contact us for subscription options.YANGON: The US embassy in Myanmar condemned the junta for "murdering" civilians on Saturday (Mar 27) as the military celebrates its Armed Forces Day. Family for detained journalist and former Daily Iberian reporter Danny Fenster said that he was finally allowed to speak to staff from the U.S. The UN Security Council is set to convene a closed session on Friday, and the US urged member states to unite ahead of the meeting, though that seemed unlikely due to deep disagreements over the crisis.Īnadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. 1, and the country saw its bloodiest day to date on Wednesday when the UN special envoy for the country reported 38 deaths. More than 50 people have been killed in protests in Myanmar since the junta took power on Feb. The embassy "will continue to carry out its functions in representing the sovereign state of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and its members will serve the interests of the country and its people," said the statement. The mission also said it is "greatly distressed" to see the deaths of the Myanmar nationals. "The Embassy earnestly wishes to see the undertaking of the authorities to fully exercise utmost restraint through minimum use of force," said the statement. Earlier, the US embassy in Myanmar had accused China of compromising the sovereignty of the smaller island nations and flexing its military muscle in the resource-rich region of the South China Sea. In a statement posted on the mission's Facebook page, the embassy said it expresses its strong opposition and rejection to the use of lethal force by the Myanmar security forces. Myanmar's embassy in Washington said Thursday that it is "deeply saddened" by the loss of lives during anti-coup demonstrations in the South Asian country.
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