Suu Kyi decries crackdown that injured protesters
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets her supporters as she arrives near a Chinese-backed copper mine, in Monywa northern Myanmar on Nov 29, 2012. Ms Suu Kyi has publicly criticised the forcible crackdown on protesters at a mine in north-western Myanmar, saying the public needs an explanation of the violence that injured dozens, including Buddhist monks. -- PHOTO: AFP
MONYWA, Myanmar (AP) - Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has publicly criticized the forcible crackdown on protesters at a mine in northwestern Myanmar, saying the public needs an explanation of the violence that injured dozens, including Buddhist monks.
More than 10,000 people heard Suu Kyi speak today in a nearby village about the Letpadaung copper mine.
Protesters say it is causing environmental and social problems and occupied the project for 11 days before the crackdown.
Police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs early Thursday to disperse the protest. Their weapons caused severe burns to protesters and set their makeshift shelters ablaze.
