Myanmar's anti-coup protesters met with bullets and tear gas

A police vehicle drives past after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Demonstrators flee away from tear gas during an anti-coup protest in Loikaw, Myanmar March 9, 2021.   MIZZIMA BURMESE/via REUTERS

Police stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

People flee away to safety during a protest in Mohnyin, Myanmar March 9, 2021.   REUTERS

People flee to safety during an anti-coup protest in Loikaw, Myanmar March 9, 2021. REUTERS

Police stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Demonstrators gather during an anti-coup protest in Loikaw, Myanmar March 9, 2021.   MIZZIMA BURMESE/via REUTERS

Protesters stand behind a barricade at Sanchaung district in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Police officers stand after they seized Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Tear gas and fire extinguisher gas float around demonstrators as they run away from police during a protest against the military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

A demonstrator runs with a tear gas canister during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021. REUTERS

A-point-of-view from a volunteer medic running away with demonstrators from bullets, during crackdown in Yangon, Myanmar March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Police officers holding shields and guns march towards a gate of the Mandalay Technological University in Mandalay, Myanmar March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Tear gas and fire extinguisher gas float around demonstrators during a protest against the military coup in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Security forces kick a protester in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Protesters create a shield formation in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS

A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021. REUTERS

Karen National Union members take part in a protest against the military coup in Papun, Kayin state, Myanmar March 5, 2021. KIC NEWS PAGE/via REUTERS

Protesters set up a makeshift shield formation in preparation for potential clashes, in Yangon, Myanmar March 6, 2021. REUTERS

People flash three-finger salutes as they attend a funeral of U Khin Maung Latt, 58, a National League for Democracy (NLD)'s ward chairman, in Yangon, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Protester run from police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

People take part in a protest against the military coup in Papun, Kayin state, Myanmar March 5, 2021. KIC NEWS PAGE/via REUTERS

A police vehicle is seen as shots were fired at protesters in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Rubber bullets are seen in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Police are seen in front of a protester barricade during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Police officers holding shields and guns enter the Mandalay Technological University in Mandalay, Myanmar March 7, 2021. REUTERS

Security forces are seen during a protest in Nyaung-U, Myanmar, March 8, 2021. REUTERS

A relative of U Khin Maung Latt, 58, a National League for Democracy (NLD)'s ward chairman, cries as she receives his dead body from a hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

People attend a funeral of U Khin Maung Latt, 58, a National League for Democracy (NLD)'s ward chairman in Yangon, Myanmar March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer