Family says Myanmar security forces fatally shot little girl in her home as she ran to her father
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A family in Myanmar has told BBC News that government security forces fatally shot a 7-year-old girl as she ran to her father — the youngest known victim in the bloody post-coup crackdown by the country's military rulers. Save the Children said the killing of at least 20 children since the February 1 coup showed "a complete disregard for human life by security forces."
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