Opponents of Myanmar coup hold protests on Martyrs' Day holiday

YANGON, July 19 (Reuters): Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar held demonstrations on Monday to coincide with a public holiday to commemorate slain independence heroes, including the father of the country's detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Since the military seized power on Feb. 1 and arrested Suu Kyi and other senior members of her party, hundreds of people have been killed as the army quelled street protests and in clashes between soldiers and newly formed people's militias.