MANDALAY, Burma -- Two anti-coup protesters were shot dead by riot police who fired live rounds Saturday in Mandalay, Burma's second-largest city, local media reported.
One of the victims was shot in the head and died at the scene, according to Frontier Myanmar, a news and business magazine based in Rangoon, the country's largest city. Another was shot in the chest and died en route to the hospital.
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Burma is often called Myanmar, a name that military authorities adopted in 1989. Some nations, such as the United States and Britain, have refused to adopt the name change.
Several other serious injuries were reported. The shootings occurred near Mandalay's Yadanabon dock, where tear gas and rubber bullets were used on protesters earlier in the day.