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| Duplicate of a TW post - apologies - Myanmar forces kill over 100 in deadliest day since coup | |
| 2021-03-28 | |
The online news site Myanmar Now reported late Saturday that the death toll had reached 114. A count issued by an independent researcher in Yangon who has been compiling near-real time death tolls put the total at 107, spread over more than two dozen cities and towns. Both numbers are higher than all estimates for the previous high on March 14, which ranged in counts from 74 to 90. Figures collected by the researcher, who asked not to be named for his security, have generally tallied with the counts issued at the end of each day by the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners, which documents deaths and arrests and is widely seen as a definitive source. The Associated Press is unable to independently confirm the death tolls. The killings quickly drew international condemnation, with multiple diplomatic missions to Myanmar releasing statements that mentioned the killing of civilians Saturday, including children. Related - Recent Aljazeera story and numerous fotos found here. | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 I would have called this an update, Besoeker, because it has better numbers than mine, in addition to the Al Jazeera pictures. The thing is that I’d Page 49’d mine because it was so long, so you could not subsequently add your links where it would be seen by those who did not read the whole thing. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-03-28 07:53 |