Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot

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Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot

Prison and junta authorities killed four inmates following a protest in northern Myanmar jail, a resident told Radio Free Asia on Friday.  Following the junta’s amnesty of over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday for Burmese New Year, some inmates who did not get chosen for early release started a riot in Kachin state’s capital at Myitkyina Prison the following day.  A Myitkyina resident who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons told RFA inma…