Myanmar security forces raid neighbourhood where striking railway workers live

A vigilante stands behind makeshift barricade in Yangon, Myanmar (STR/AP)

Myanmar security forces raided a neighbourhood in the country’s largest city that is home to state railway workers who have gone on strike to protest against last month’s military coup.

Police sealed off the Mingalar Taung Nyunt neighbourhood in Yangon where the Ma Hlwa Kone railway station and housing for railway workers are located.