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News Desk: US President Joe Biden has led global condemnation of an “absolutely outrageous” crackdown by Myanmar's junta that left more than 100 people — including several children — dead in the bloodiest day since the coup two months ago.<\/p>\nNews Desk: US President Joe Biden has led global condemnation of an “absolutely outrageous” crackdown by Myanmar's junta that left more than 100 people — including several children — dead in the bloodiest day since the coup two months ago.<\/p>\n
Soldiers and police have killed hundreds in brutal suppression against weeks of mass protests demanding a restoration of democracy and the release of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.<\/p>\n
At least 107 more people were killed on Saturday, the United Nations said, as the regime staged a major show of might for Armed Forces Day — an annual parade showcasing Myanmar's military prowess.<\/p>\n
“It's absolutely outrageous and based on the reporting I've gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily,” Biden told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the junta's celebration of its armed forces had been blighted by “a day of horror and of shame”.<\/p>\n
The latest chorus of international condemnation came after the defence chiefs of the United States, Britain, Japan and nine other countries denounced the Myanmar military.<\/p>\n
“A professional military follows international standards for conduct and is responsible for protecting — not harming — the people it serves,” the rare joint statement said.<\/p>\n
The death toll from crackdowns since the February 1 coup has climbed to at least 459, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group.<\/p>\n
AAPP said a further 13 people were killed on Sunday, as funerals were held for some of the victims, after the deadliest day of violence in the eight weeks since the coup.<\/p>\n
In Mandalay, the country's cultural capital, the family of Aye Ko mourned at a funeral service after he was killed overnight.<\/p>\n
“I am very saddened to lose my husband — together with my children I'm heartbroken,” his wife Ma Khaing told AFP as she grieved with her four children.<\/p>\n
On Monday the British foreign ministry advised its nationals in Myanmar to leave as soon as possible, following “a significant increase in the level of recent violence”.<\/p>\n
– ‘Shameful, cowardly, brutal' –<\/p>\n
Despite the dangers, protesters hit the streets again Sunday in parts of commercial hub Yangon and several other cities around Myanmar.<\/p>\n
A 16-year-old boy lost his hand in one Yangon neighbourhood while trying to lob back a grenade that security forces had thrown at protesters, a rescue worker said.<\/p>\n
The UN put Saturday's death toll at 107 people — including seven children — but expected it to rise further.<\/p>\n
“The shameful, cowardly, brutal actions of the military and police — who have been filmed shooting at protesters as they flee, and who have not even spared young children — must be halted immediately,” United Nations envoys Alice Wairimu Nderitu and Michelle Bachelet said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n
Military-run broadcaster Myawaddy TV gave Saturday's death toll as 45 and said the crackdown was necessary because protesters had used guns and bombs against security forces.<\/p>\n
– ‘Harmful to state tranquillity' –<\/p>\n
An insurgent group in eastern Myanmar's Karen state said they had been targeted in air strikes late Saturday, hours after the ethnic armed group seized a military base.<\/p>\n
Hsa Moo, an ethnic Karen and human rights activist, said three people were killed and at least eight wounded.<\/p>\n
It was the first air assault in 20 years in the state, and targeted the Karen National Union (KNU) — one of the country's largest non-state armed groups.<\/p>\n
Further air strikes on Sunday sent 3,000 people fleeing through the jungle to seek safety across the border in Thailand, the Karen Women's Organization civil society group said.<\/p>\n
Saturday's grand parade of troops and military vehicles in the capital Naypyidaw saw junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing defend the coup and pledge to yield power after new elections.<\/p>\n
But he also issued a threat to the anti-coup movement, warning that acts of “terrorism which can be harmful to state tranquillity and security” were unacceptable.<\/p>\n
Later that evening he entertained dignitaries including Russian deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin at a lavish outdoor dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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