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YANGON (AFP) - A leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said it had shot down a military helicopter on Monday (May 3), a day after a renewed junta crackdown on anti-coup protests left at least five civilians dead. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) said it downed the helicopter gunship during fierce clashes near the town of Momauk in the country's far north. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power on Feb 1. Security forces have sought to quell near-daily pro-democracy protests with deadly force, while long-simmering conflicts with ethnic rebels...
