Myanmar military shoots at medical workers

Myanmar’s military opened fire on protesting healthcare workers on Thursday, killing at least one bystander as the demonstrators fled for safety to a nearby mosque.

A medic who participated in the protest said he saw the arrest of six nurses and doctors during the crackdown in Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay. “They were shooting everywhere ... they were targeting the Sule Mosque compound because people in there were hiding protesters,” said an eyewitness. Myanmar’s healthcare workers have been at the forefront of a nationwide civil disobedience movement, refusing to return to work under a military regime. The country has been in uproar since the military seized power from civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1.