Clashes break out before dawn at Hlayswe, some 150km northwest of the main city of Yangon, when soldiers said they had come to search for weapons.
"The people in the village only have crossbows and there are a lot of casualties on the people's side," said the resident, who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution.They said villagers had tried to fight back with catapults after soldiers assaulted villagers in what they said was a search for arms.
Saturday's civilian death toll appeared to be the highest since more than 80 people were reported killed in the town of Bago in early April. Despite the turmoil, Myanmar's army has shown little sign of heeding calls from its opponents to restore democracy.
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