At least 39 killed as Myanmar imposes martial law in Yangon suburb

Protesters line roads with car tyres and set them alight to separate themselves from the security forces (Getty Images)

YANGON: Security forces killed at least 39 people, 22 of them in a suburb of Yangon, the country’s main city, reports out of Myanmar say, in what would be the bloodiest day of protests against the junta that seized power in a February 1 coup, VOA has said.