5 Dead After Burma Security Forces Ram Car Into Yangon Protest: Media

5 Dead After Burma Security Forces Ram Car Into Yangon Protest: Media
Protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup run as security forces launch a clampdown on the protest in Yangon, Burma, on Dec. 5, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, Burma (also known as Myanmar), local news portal Myanmar Now reported.

Witnesses on the scene told Reuters dozens had been injured. Photos and videos on social media show a vehicle that crashed through the protesters and bodies lying on the road.