Despite the deployment of extra military troops ,Myanmar continues to protest against the military coup.
Here are the latest developments:
- Troops have joined police forces to disperse protestors in the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar.
- Earlier, there have been an eight-hour overnight internet blackout. Internet resurfaced at 9 am on Monday morning.
- People doubt that the blackout might have been used to cover mass arrests or violence.
- The country woke up with extra military troops on Monday, including the 77th light-infantry division.
- Armored vehicles have also been deployed in the largest city of Yangon.
- Despite the show of force, protests continued in the city which included Students and Buddhist monks.
- The police and soldiers threw rubber bullets and slingshots to disperse them.
- Student Unions in the city confirmed that several people were badly injured from the clash.
