“618 Burmese civilians, including 48 children, have been killed by the army and their security forces since the February 1 coup.”
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners reports that Burmese soldiers have killed 80 civilian protesters near Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Myanmar Now reports the number as 82…
“The junta’s armed forces crushed a key protest stronghold in Bago’s Ma Ga Dit road in a pre-dawn attack…. Soldiers have been stationed at the Zeyar Muni pagoda compound in the town and have taken dead bodies inside…. “There could be at least 57 dead bodies inside the pagoda compound as well as three bodies at a local morgue and one that was cremated immediately”.
Witnesses say troops used rifle grenades against protesters in Bago.
“A leader of the protest column in Bago said no one could go outside as soldiers were shooting at anybody they saw…
