Myanmar Coup: Security forces kill at least 114 people

New Delhi: At least 114 civilians were killed across Myanmar on Saturday as the military junta continued to crackdown on peaceful protests, local media reported. Among those killed includes a 13 year-old who was shot in her house after the junta’s armed forces opened fire in residential areas of Meikhtila.

The killings quickly drew international condemnation, inlcuding a joint statement from the defense cgiefs of 12 countries.

The death toll in Myanmar has been steadily rising as authorities grow more forceful in suppressing opposition to the February 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The coup reversed years of progress towards democracy after five decades of military rule.