Myanmar junta declares martial law in six Yangon townships
Move in six Yangon townships and parts of Mandalay follows deadliest weekend since coup
The military junta in Myanmar has put six townships in Yangon and parts of Mandalay under martial law, as six more protesters were shot dead across the country after the bloodiest weekend since its coup last month.
A column of military trucks was seen trundling towards the Yangon suburb of Hlaing Thayar, where photos from the scene showed the charred remains of barricades. On Sunday security forces killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens more after Chinese-owned factories in the township were deliberately set alight.