### [2021-04-8](/feed/2021/04/8/index.md)

##### 2021 Myanmar protests
# Armed protesters and troops clash in the town of Taze in Sagaing Region, leaving at least eleven people dead and about 20 others wounded. 

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/eleven-killed-as-myanmar-protesters-fight-troops-with-handmade-guns-firebombs-media-idUSKBN2BV0EH) [Image](https://static.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20210408&t=2&i=1557715631&r=LYNXMPEH370TM&w=800)

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