Myanmar CrisisMyanmar pro-military camp ramps up belligerence on social media
Public displays of loyalty may seek to shore up base amid nationwide protests
Pro-military keyboard warriors are leaving a trail of posts trying to justify the military's brutal crushing of the pro-democracy protests. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent
BANGKOK -- Shortly after Moe Hein and his wife, Su Su Hlaing, were gunned down in their home in a central Myanmar township last Friday night, word spread within some Facebook groups that the Pyu Saw Htee, a pro-military vigilante group, was linked to the killing.