Dozens of protesters were killed in the deadliest day of bloodletting since the Feb. The Associated Press is unable to independently confirm the death tolls.Ī man holds a National League for Democracy flag during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday. A count issued by an independent researcher in Yangon who has been compiling near-real time death tolls put the total at 107, spread over more than two dozen cities and towns.īoth numbers are higher than all estimates for the previous high on March 14, which ranged from 74 to 90.įigures collected by the researcher, who asked not to be named for his own security, have generally tallied with the counts issued at the end of each day by the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners, which documents deaths and arrests and is widely seen as a definitive source. The online news site Myanmar Now reported late Saturday that the death toll had reached 114. As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade on Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup.
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