Two protesters were injured and two others were arrested when gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters called "Phoenixes in the Ashes" in Chan Mya Thar Si Township, Mandalay.

Military troops in plainclothes on an Hijet truck arrived and shot at the protesters. Two men involved in the strike were shot in the leg and two women were arrested.

Shortly after the strike was crushed, military council troops stormed homes in the area claiming to check for visitor’s details.

Military Council troops are patrolling in civilian clothes or in uniform in Mandalay.