Myanmar's post-coup civilian death toll climbs past 700

Activists hold masks depicting the flag of China as blood-stained hands during a rally calling on the United Nations to take action to Save Myanmar in Santa Monica, California on April 10, 2021. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February, with protesters refusing to submit to the junta and demanding a return to democracy. - AFP

YANGON, April 11 (AFP): A security guard was wounded in a bomb blast outside a military-owned bank in Myanmar's second-biggest city Sunday morning, as the civilian death toll from the junta's brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700 at the weekend.

The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.