Thousands protest in Myanmar, police use water cannons at demonstrators

Protesters hold a banner with an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they march in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. (AP Photo)

Police fire a water cannon at protesters demonstrating against the coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Reuters photo)

Protesters hold a banner with an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they march in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. (AP Photo)

Protesters from the LGBTQ community hold rainbow flags as they march in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week's coup in Myanmar boiled over Monday, as police fired a water cannon at peaceful protesters in the capital Naypyitaw. (AP Photo)

Police stand guard by their vehicles as protesters rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Reuters image)

Protesters march in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. (AP Photo)

Protesters sit in front of a barricade with soldiers guarding in front of the Yangon City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. (AP Photo)

Protesters hold posters with an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they march in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. (AP Photo)

Protesters face off phalanx of riot police during a demonstration against the military coup in Naypyidaw. (AFP photo)

Myanmar nationals living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gesture with a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance, as they protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday. Myanmar's military announced last week that it will take power for one year, accusing leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. (AP Photo)