Deadly violence resumes in Myanmar after peaceful protests

Security forces have killed scores of their countrymen in recent days, and the UN has put the death toll at 149 since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government.

At least two people protesting last month’s military coup were reported shot and killed by Myanmar security forces Tuesday after a morning of peaceful marches. Security forces have killed scores of their countrymen in recent days, and the U.N. has put the death toll at 149 since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government. The independent Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said 183 people have been killed since the coup.