After a tragic demonstration in Yangon, the UN and the US have condemned Myanmar's military

According to local media, at least five individuals were killed in Myanmar this weekend when a vehicle slammed into anti-junta protesters.
The attack occurred in a Yangon township, according to Myanmar Now, which cited protesters and eyewitnesses.

According to a CNN correspondent who witnessed the incident, a military vehicle rammed demonstrators.

According to a statement released by Myanmar's military, eleven demonstrators were arrested at the scene of the incident, including two men and one women who were hurt.
The statement, however, made no mention of the reported deaths or the purported vehicle attack.

The UN in Myanmar has issued a statement condemning the "reported attack on a number of unarmed civilians in Kyimyindaing Township, Yangon, in which a vehicle belonging to security forces rammed into protesters, who were then fired upon with live ammunition, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries."

"We are shocked by reports that security personnel opened fire on, ran over, and murdered numerous peaceful demonstrators this morning in Yangon," the US Embassy said.

"We support the people of Burma's right to peaceful protest," the embassy added.

The event occurred while Myanmar awaits the outcome of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, in which she faces almost a dozen counts, including incitement and violations of Covid-19 norms. She has categorically denied all charges.

Until the military seized control in a February 1 coup, the 76-year-old Nobel winner served as Myanmar's state counsellor and de facto leader.