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Myanmar police use deadly force on protesters

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Protesters in Yangon hurled Molotov cocktails at police who fired back at them on Sunday (February 28) morning as a crackdown on anti-military coup demonstrations entered a second day. At least 18 have been killed in the bloodiest day of protests against the coup.
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