Myanmar police crack down on protests; one woman killed: Media, SE Asia

YANGON (REUTERS, AFP) – Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday (Feb 27) in towns and cities across the country, and one woman was shot and wounded and dozens of people were detained. Three domestic media outlets said earlier that the woman shot in the central town of Monwya had died, but an ambulance service official said she was in hospital. The circumstances of the shooting were not clear and police were not available for comment. The violence came after Myanmar's United Nations envoy Kyaw Moe Tun, saying he…