UN chief urges to 'send clear signal' to Myanmar military

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned the violent crackdown in Myanmar and urged the international community to send a clear signal to the country's military that it must respect the election results and stop the "repression," Reuters reported citing a UN spokesman.

At least 18 people were killed, 30 wounded and hundreds were arrested as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators on Sunday in Myanmar. Protests took place in several cities, including Myanmar's largest city Yangon.

CWe can hear the guns and rubber bullets, said Gao Jiayi a China Media Group reporter on the ground in Yangon, adding the security forces fired guns to disperse protesters.

Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to face court proceedings on Monday on charges of possessing unregistered walkie-talkies. Her lawyer said police had also filed a second charge on violating a Natural Disaster Management Law.

Since early this month, demonstrations have been held in the country calling for the release of detained leaders including U Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi.

(China Media Group reporter Gao Jiayicontributed to the video.)