International pressure on Myanmar junta grows as two more killed in gunfire

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup planned more protests on Saturday as international pressure on the military junta to halt its repression of pro-democracy supporters increased, with Asian neighbours joining Western countries in condemning lethal force.

Two people were killed when soldiers opened fire overnight in the northern ruby mining town of Mogok, the Myanmar Now news portal reported. That took the death toll since the Feb 1 coup to 237, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group.