Protests continue in Myanmar as violence condemned

Protests against last week's military coup continued in Myanmar for a fifth day on Wednesday, while the United States, Japan and others condemned violence against demonstrators the previous day.As protesters defied a ban on large gatherings and their numbers grew into the hundreds of thousands on Tuesday, police fired warning shots and rubber bullets, and some injuries were reported including a young woman on life support after being shot in the head.Protests continued Wednesday, including in the largest city Yangon and the capital Naypyitaw.Authorities on Tuesday night searched the headqua…READ FULL ARTICLE