‘It's Massacre': Myanmar Forces Fire On Protesters Sans Warning

Yangon: The security forces in Myanmar resorted to live fire with little warning in several towns and cities, witnesses said on Wednesday, as the junta appeared more determined than ever to stamp out protests against the February 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. “It’s horrific, it’s a massacre. No words can describe the situation and our feelings,” youth activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi told Reuters via a messaging app.

A spokesman for the ruling military council did not respond to calls seeking comments on the protesters’ death toll rising to nearly 40. The previous highest toll in Myanmar violence was on Sunday, when the UN Human Rights Office reported 18 dead nationwide, although other counts put it higher.