Security forces in Myanmar killed at least 110 people, including six children, as protesters defied warnings and took the streets Saturday and were met with heavy gunfire, in the highest daily death toll since last month’s coup and a day the EU called a “day of terror and dishonor.”
The military spent from morning to night firing on and arresting protesters and onlookers, killing 114 people, including six children, NGOS and local media said as citizens shared videos of chaos, bloodshed and mourning.
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), an NGO based in Thailand, reported that at least 90 people were killed Saturday, bringing the death toll to 423 since the Feb. 1 coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi and her elected government.
VR Niti Sejpal
