<span style="color: #222222;">Myanmar, more than 80 people have been killed in the city of Bago by Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on protest activists.<br />'' <br />'' In Myanmar, more than 80 people have been killed in the city of Bago by Myanmar security forces in a crackdown on protest activists.<br />'' <br />'' Monitoring group the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said the actual number of deaths was likely to be much higher.<br />'' <br />'' The killings in Bago, near the main city of Yangon, are reported to have happened on Friday but took a whole day to emerge as many residents were forced to flee to nearby villages.<br />'' <br />'' The military is reported to have taken away the bodies of those killed, and the true number of deaths has not been accurately established.<br />'' <br />'' Witnesses told local media that soldiers had used heavy weapons and had shot at anything that moved. More than 600 people have been killed since last month's military coup.<br />''<br />''Mass protests have been taking place across Myanmar since the military seized control of the country on February 1 and declared a year-long state of emergency.</span><br />