Residents of Yangon's South Dagon Township display bullet casings from live rounds fired at civilians by soldiers and police there on March 28, a brutal day of crackdowns that left multiple dead and included the military's use of live grenades on civilians. (Frontier)

Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 500

The US, Britain and the EU have all imposed sanctions in response to the crackdown, but so far diplomatic pressure has not persuaded the generals to ease off. The UN Security Council is set to meet for emergency talks on Wednesday.

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