State TV reports nine killed in Myanmar crackdown
YANGON (Reuters) - Nine protesters were killed and 11 wounded on Thursday in a crackdown in Yangon on the biggest anti-junta demonstrations in nearly 20 years, Myanmar's state television said. The evening news broadcast said 31 security personnel had also been hurt in incidents in which it said protesters had tried to seize their weapons.
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