NAYPYITAW, 28 February, 2021, (TON): At least one woman was shot and wounded, and hundreds of people were arrested as police launched crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across Myanmar. 

It is still not clear whether the woman shot in the central town of Monwya had died or not.  

The violence came after Myanmar's UN envoy, saying he was speaking for the ousted civilian government, urged the United Nations to use "any means necessary" to reverse the February 1 coup. 

Supporters of Myanmar's military have tussled with anti-coup protesters, as turmoil over the ousting of the country's elected government spills onto the streets. 

The coup, which stalled Myanmar's progress toward democracy, has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited sanctions. 

Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders. 

Troops are patrolling the streets and a night-time curfew is in force, with a one-year state of emergency declared. 

Confrontations developed as more people came out despite the police operation. 

The coup, which stalled Myanmar's progress toward democracy, has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited sanctions.