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the last few minutes the british foreign
secretary dominic raab has said that the
killing of unarmed civilians and
children in myanmar
represents a new low at least 60 people
have died the crackdown came on armed
forces day when the military junta
held a parade to show off its strength
the country's senior general said the
military
would protect the people and strive for
democracy
our correspondent laura bicker reports
from bangkok
defiant determined and undaunted
even when faced with bullets
they scream in protest armed with sticks
and slingshots straight battles sprung
up in over 40 towns and cities across
the country
protesters sheltered behind makeshift
barriers in their neighborhoods
but the gunfire at times appeared
relentless
one by one they carried and counted
they're injured and dead
this is the deadliest day since the
military staged its coup
on february the first
state tv had issued this chilling
warning
to the youth who own the future you
should learn from the tragedy of earlier
ugly deaths
that you can be in danger for getting
shot to the head and back
convince and prevent your friends before
doing something wrong
earlier the genitals had gathered in
celebration of armed forces day
and in his address myanmar's military
leader dinero min
ang line promised the country would hold
elections
violent acts that affect stability and
security
in order to make demands are
inappropriate
[Applause]
but the people of myanmar want their
elected government
back and appear ready to continue their
protest
even if it means that their cities have
to burn
in the process laura bicker bbc news
bangkok a little earlier i spoke to cho
win the executive director of the burma
human rights network he gave me his
assessment
of today's events it's a massacre it's
not a crackdown anymore it is
uh you you see the whole country you
know all the main roads and
in every cities and town there isn't any
way there is no one dead no one killed
including five years old baby also
killed in that means
this fascist military has no limit uh
you know
no ethic no principle they will kill
everyone who crossed the line then they
will cross every
line every limitation they don't dis
they disregard and disrespect
international law and they are
committing crime against humanity
how do you solve this crisis i mean
these people the fascist military who is
the same military who commit
2017 rohingya genocide and they are now
committing crime against humanity
it is important that the international
community need to use
all possible way to stop that ruthless
military
killing from you know massacring the
civilians in burma
so we have a no protection you know the
civilian people the
civilians are risking their life every
day every minute and this is the
international community immediately need
to impose
arms embargo and and block all the you
know financial
and resources everywhere from you know
flowing to burma
children