Protesters hold signs as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Indonesian embassy in Yangon. Myanmar's junta will come under pressure from regional powers on March 2 to halt an escalating crackdown on mass protests following last month's coup, after some expressed unusually harsh criticism and urged restraint. - AFP
YANGON, March 2 (Reuters): Myanmar police opened fire to disperse protesters on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the military in a bid to quell violence and find a way out of the crisis.
The talks will come two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military removed Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government a month ago, unleashing anger and mass street protests across Myanmar.
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