Three protesters killed in Myanmar, shops and factories closed

Three demonstrators were killed in Myanmar on Monday, witnesses said, while shops, factories and banks were closed in the main city Yangon in protests against last month's military coup.
 

Security forces were also deployed at hospitals and universities, state media said.
 

Two of the victims died of gunshot wounds to the head in the northern town of Myitkyina, the witnesses said. It was not immediately clear who fired on the protesters although both police and the military were at the scene.
 

Photos posted on Facebook showed the bodies of two men lying on the street. Witnesses said they were taking