Myanmar rebels claim police killings as Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court

People's Defence Force says at least 20 officers died and police station seized in fighting on Sunday

Dozens of Myanmar security force members have been killed in fighting, rebel fighters have claimed, as Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in February's coup.

In one battle on Sunday, the People's Defence Force (PDF) - a civilian anti-junta movement that fights back against security forces with homemade weapons - said at least 20 police had died and a police station had been seized in the town of Moebyel in Shan state in the country's eastern fringe.