At least five dead in Myanmar clashes

YANGON: At least five opposition rebels have been killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta militia said on Sunday, as Britain and the United States condemned the military’s violence against civilians.

The country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup, triggering a massive uprising which authorities have sought to quell with lethal force.