Burma Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters; Small Blasts Hit Yangon

Burma Fire Services Department staff puts out the flames at JOC Galaxy (Myanmar) Apparel Co. in Hlaing Thar Yar township, Yangon, Burma, on April 7, 2021. Fire Services Department/Handout via Reuters

Burma (also known as Myanmar) troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire.

The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Burma.