Six killed in Myanmar protests as US, allies vow to restore democracy,


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YANGON • At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary yesterday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government. Three people were killed and several injured when police opened fire on a sit-in protest in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city, a witness told Reuters. Another person was killed in the central town of Pyay and two died in police firing in the commercial capital Yangon overnight, domestic media reported. The deaths came as the leaders of the United States, India, Australia and...