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Thousands attend funeral for student killed in Myanmar protest

AFP, 03 Mar 2021
Thousands of people gather for the funeral of 23-year-old student Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing, who was shot dead during a protest in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, on February 28. Mourners at the Hlawga cemetery sang a revolutionary song as the coffin was carried to an altar with Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing's portrait on it. Before he died, Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing had asked "how many dead bodies?" in a Facebook post.

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