Dozens of Myanmar anti-coup protesters who had been cornered overnight by security forces in Yangon have escaped from the area where they were trapped. About 200 people were caught in a four-street area in Sanchaung district which the police sealed off. At least 40 people were arrested and taken away but others managed to escape as police numbers dwindled overnight, a local resident told BBC News. More demonstrations are being staged in Myanmar’s biggest city on Tuesday. Mass protests have been seen across the south-east Asian nation since the military seized power on 1 February in a coup. At least 54 people have died in the protests, which are calling for an end to military rule and the release of the country’s elected government leaders – including Aung San Suu Kyi – who were overthrown and detained in the coup.(BBC)…[+]