Security forces gather behind a burning barricade during a crackdown on protests against the military coup in Yangon on March 17. (AFP)

Military defends crackdown as sanctions mount

A Tatmadaw spokesperson said he's "sad" over the deaths of pro-democracy protesters slain by his military, but also called them "terrorist people", as more nations pile on sanctions over what the UN said may constitute "crimes against humanity".

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