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‘Shoot Me Instead’: Myanmar Catholic Nun Kneels In Front Of Military Forces

"I knelt down... begging them not to shoot and torture the children, but to shoot me and kill me instead."

Charlotte Pence Bond
‘Shoot Me Instead’: Myanmar Catholic Nun Kneels In Front Of Military Forces
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A photo of a Catholic nun kneeling before police officers armed with weapons to protect children and protesters has gone viral. Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng pleaded with the law enforcement officials before they tried to shut down an anti-coup protest in the northern Myanmar city of Kachin.

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