YANGON, Myanmar — Defense chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people — including several children — were killed after security forces opened fire on protesters.
The newly imposed junta staged a major show of might for its annual Armed Forces Day Saturday as the death toll since the February 1 coup climbed to at least 423, according to a local monitoring group.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering mass protests demanding a return to democracy.
The defense ministers of 12 countries including the United States, Britain, Ja…
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