Myanmar: stop military killing protesters, envoy tells security council

Christine Schraner Burgener says UN must put junta on notice' and stand with people of Myanmar

Myanmar security forces used teargas and stun grenades to break up protests in Yangon on Saturday as a meeting of the UN security council was urged to take action to stop the killing of civilians.

Myanmar has been plunged into turmoil since the military overthrew and detained the country's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February, with daily protests against the coup and strikes that have choked business and paralysed administration.