Witnesses to Bago killings describe relentless military onslaught against Myanmar civilian population
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The shooting started in the city of Bago, Myanmar at 5 a.m. on April 9.
By the early hours of the next morning, at least 82 people were dead, according to advocacy group AAPP.
One pro-democracy protester, an 18-year-old member of the so-called Defense Team tasked with protecting the neighborhood from the military, says he believes the death toll is closer to 100.
The would-be student, who had planned to study IT in college this year, witnessed the brutal crackdown by junta-controlled security forces. He asked CNN to conceal his identity as he is hiding from the military.
Witnesses to Bago killings describe relentless military onslaught against Myanmar civilian population
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Myanmar s military is charging families $85 to retrieve bodies of relatives killed in crackdown
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Myanmar s military is charging families CAD$107 to retrieve the bodies of relatives killed by security forces in a bloody crackdown on Friday, according to activists. At least 82 people were killed Friday in Bago, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northeast of Yangon, after the city was raided by the military s security forces, said advocacy group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). More than 700 people have died since the military overthrew Myanmar s elected government in a February 1 coup, according to AAPP. Since then, junta security forces made up of police, soldiers and elite counter-insurgency troops have embarked on a systematic crackdown against unarmed and peaceful protesters, detaining around 3,000 people and forcing activists into hiding.