Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country's largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup. State broadcaster MRTV said Monday that the Yangon townships of North Dagon, South Dagon, Dagon Seikkan and North…
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Myanmar s military declares martial law in parts of Yangon, dozens killed as protests escalate
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Anti-coup protesters display signs during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Monday, March 15, 2021. Myanmar s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month s military coup. (AP Photo)
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Posted at 7:09 AM, Mar 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-15 07:09:56-04
YANGON, Myanmar â Myanmarâs ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the countryâs largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last monthâs military coup.
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Anti-coup protesters carry an injured man following clashes with security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, March 14, 2021.
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Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as crackdowns by security forces began to take the contours of an internal counterinsurgency war. At least 39 people were killed by police and soldiers in Myanmar on Sunday, a harrowing crescendo to the six weeks of protests that have followed the military’s seizure of power on February 1.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a local civil society group, the death toll included at least 22 anti-coup protesters killed in the working class suburb of Hlaingthaya, in the northern suburbs of Yangon, as Chinese-owned businesses in the area were set on fire. At least 16 people were killed elsewhere in the country, including on