The demonstrations against the military coup enter a new phase as civil servants, railway employees, teachers and workers in other sectors begin a nationwide strike. Riot police cracked down protesters in the capital of Naypyitaw by firing warning shots, rubber bullets and water cannons, seriously injuring at least two protesters.
In Pictures: Myanmar Police Crack Down on Protesters
![Riot police are seen blocking a road in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/a429b076-e124-4aaa-a525-1dfcd4eb8342_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police are seen blocking a road in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)
![Teachers from universities march in Yangon, Mayanmar, Feb. 9, 2021, to protest against the military coup. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/19cdaa31-faf0-44f2-b32e-7f53226f1a91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Teachers from universities march in Yangon, Mayanmar, Feb. 9, 2021, to protest against the military coup. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)
![People cover under plastic sheets to protect themselves from a water canon during a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e7dabaa-3782-4f54-bfdb-5ee572ffcec3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People cover under plastic sheets to protect themselves from a water canon during a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar.
![Protesters march on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2d24241b-2a28-4e9d-95aa-d6a6575abbd1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters march on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 9, 2021. (Credit: VOA Burmese Service)