Three killed in Yangon demonstrations

Troops fired warning shots yesterday as some young Buddhist monks and other people were still staging demonstrations in some areas of Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon despite imposition of curfew order and a ban of demonstrations in the city.

Three people were killed and five wounded by bullets in Yangon, a hospital source said, but it was not known whether any of the victims were monks, who have been at the forefront of the demonstrations.

The UN Security Council will meet at 1900 GMT yesterday to consult on the situation in Myanmar, UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe said.