Myanmar junta declares martial law as UN says at least 138 killed since coup

Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar (AP)

Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in a wide area of the country’s largest city, after security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup.

The United Nations said at least 138 peaceful protesters have been killed in Myanmar since the February 1 military coup, including at least 56 over the weekend.