Scores Killed On Friday In Myanmar Crackdown On Protesters

Reuters: Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters - monitoring group

(Reuters) - Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a domestic news outlet said.

Details of the death toll in the town of Bago, 90 km (55 miles) northeast of Yangon, were not initially available because security forces piled up bodies in the Zeyar Muni pagoda compound and cordoned off the area, according to witnesses and domestic media outlets.

The AAPP and Myanmar Now news outlet said on Saturday that 82 people were killed during the protest against the Feb. 1 military coup in the country.

Firing started before dawn on Friday and continued into the afternoon, Myanmar Now said.

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WNU Editor: These numbers are only going to increase .... Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700 (France 24). The video below is probably accurate in its warning that Myanmar is on the verge of a major civil war.

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More News On The Unrest In Myanmar

Reports: Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city -- AP

Myanmar security forces reportedly kill more than 80 anti-coup protesters -- ABC News (Australia)

Myanmar's security forces kill 82 in Bago: report -- DW

Myanmar coup: 'Dozens killed' in military crackdown in Bago -- BBC

Doctors under fire as Myanmar military targets efforts to aid injured protesters -- The Guardian

10 Myanmar police killed in attack by ethnic armies: Reports -- Al Jazeera

Myanmar's UN envoy urges 'strong action' against junta as crackdown continues -- France 24

Myanmar UN envoy urges no-fly zone as over 80 killed -- Al Jazeera

Myanmar's military has underestimated the strength, will and bravery of its own people -- Clarissa Ward, CNN