Unconfirmed social media reports circulated of shootings in Myanmar with live rounds and deaths among the protesters.

These had the potential of sparking violent retaliation against the authorities — an outcome proponents of the country’s civil disobedience movement have warned against. The AP was unable to immediately confirm the reports.

The weekly magazine 7Day News reported on Twitter that a 19-year-old woman was shot by police in Naypyidaw and was undergoing emergency surgery at the city’s main hospital. It cited Min Thu, the local chairman of the National League for Democracy party of ousted national leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Security forces on Tuesday night raided the NLD’s national office in Yangon, following raids of regional party offices last week that the party called illegal. NLD spokesman Kyi Toe wrote on his Facebook page that army personnel took documents and computer hardware.

The protesters are demanding that power be restored to the deposed civilian government and are seeking freedom for Suu Kyi and other governing party members detained since the military took over and blocked the new session of Parliament from convening on February 1.-AP

In this image taken from a video aired on Monday, February 8, 2021, Myanmar Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing speaks in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In his first speech to the nation after grabbing power a week ago, Myanmar’s military chief blamed politicians and the election commission for forcing him to stage the coup d’etat.

Protesters flash the three-fingered salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

Demonstrators display placards calling for the release of detained Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday.

Protesters regroup after police shot warning-shots and use water cannon to disperse them during a protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday.

Unverified reports point to shootings of Myanmar protesters, military raids Suu Kyi party office