Myanmar pots ring out for CNN crew escorted by army


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021

People protest against the military coup in Launglon township Myanmar March 30 2021. Dawei Watchvia REUTERS

People protest against the military coup in Launglon township, Myanmar March 30, 2021. Dawei Watch/via REUTERS

(Reuters) - People in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, banged pots and pans on Wednesday in a show of defiance against the ruling junta during a visit to Yangon by a news crew from CNN travelling in a heavily armed convoy.

Opponents of the army's Feb. 1 coup voiced concern that the journalists would not be shown a full picture of the situation in Myanmar, where security forces have killed more than 500 civilians in attempts to suppress anti-junta protests.

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