Myanmar state media says death toll in violence exaggerated


YANGON, April 20 (Reuters): Myanmar's state media said on Tuesday that 258 civilians have died in violence in the country in anti-military protests since Feb. 1 and that other tolls were exaggerated.

According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group, 737 people have been killed by security forces since the military ousted the civilian government on Feb 1.

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