A Buddhist monk receives treatment after police fired water cannon and tear gas during a crackdown on villagers in Monywa, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A Buddhist monk receives treatment after police fired water cannon and tear gas during a crackdown on villagers in Monywa, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A protesting Buddhist monk and a man take pictures of Myanmar police officers who guard Chinese mine company Wan Bao Company facilities in Letpadaung mine, Monywa township, northwestern Myanmar. Photo: AP
A protesting Buddhist monk and a man take pictures of Myanmar police officers who guard Chinese mine company Wan Bao Company facilities in Letpadaung mine, Monywa township, northwestern Myanmar. Photo: AP
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Riot police quell Myanmar mine protest

Reuters in Yangon

Updated: 9:05pm, 29 Nov, 2012

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A Buddhist monk receives treatment after police fired water cannon and tear gas during a crackdown on villagers in Monywa, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A Buddhist monk receives treatment after police fired water cannon and tear gas during a crackdown on villagers in Monywa, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
A protesting Buddhist monk and a man take pictures of Myanmar police officers who guard Chinese mine company Wan Bao Company facilities in Letpadaung mine, Monywa township, northwestern Myanmar. Photo: AP
A protesting Buddhist monk and a man take pictures of Myanmar police officers who guard Chinese mine company Wan Bao Company facilities in Letpadaung mine, Monywa township, northwestern Myanmar. Photo: AP
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