Myanmar junta continues deadly crackdown on anti-coup demos, killing 8 1 minute read (Update 1: Upgrades death toll, adds information, re-ledes, alters headline) Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 13 (efe-epa).- The military junta that seized power in Myanmar last month continued its deadly crackdown against anti-coup protesters across the country Saturday as security forces killed at least eight people in 24 hours. Myanmar Now, a local news outlet, said that of the eight deaths between Friday and Saturday evening, four were reported in Mandalay and three in Yangon, the country’s largest city and former capital. Witnesses confirmed to Efe that another protester had been killed in the city of Pyay.