the eu and the us on monday imposed sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last months military coup in myanmar as the repression of prodemocracy protesters by security forces reached what germanys foreign minister called an unbearable level the eu sanctions marked the blocs most significant response since the overthrow of aung san suu kyis elected government on february 1 the 11 individuals targeted included general min aung hlaing the commanderinchief of the myanmar military and head of the junta that has taken powerwashington had already sanctioned min aung hlaing and the measures announced on monday expanded the list of targets the burmese security forces lethal violence against peaceful protesters must end said andrea gacki director of the us treasurys office of foreign assets control we continue to stand with the people of burma there was no immediate response from the junta the us action targeted senior policeman than hlaing and military officer aung soe as well as two burmese army divisions we are going to take sanctions against 11 persons involved in the coup and the repression of the demonstrators eu foreign policy chief josep borrell said after eu foreign ministers adopted travel bans and asset freezes on them at a meeting in brusselsat least 250 people have been killed by security forces attempting to quell weeks of prodemocracy protests in towns and cities across the country according to the assistance association for political prisoners activist group three people were killed in mandalay in unrest on monday including a 15yearold boy witnesses and news reports said