Protesters run as tear gas is fired during a crackdown by security forces on a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Thaketa Township on March 19, 2021. (AFP)

No smoke without fire? Chemical weapons accusations continue 

The Myanmar military has been accused of using chemical weapons for decades, but definitive evidence has remained out of reach, partly due to bureaucratic deadlock and a lack of international support.

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