Myanmar junta blames anti-coup protesters for violence that has left scores dead

Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing bloody crackdown on dissent.Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said 164 protesters had been killed in the violence and expressed sadness at the deaths. “They are also our citizens,” he told a news conference in the capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday, adding that the military would use the least force possible to quell violence…