Voice of America: Troops Disperse Burmese Mine Protest Nov 29th 2012, 02:57 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Troops Disperse Burmese Mine Protest Nov 29th 2012, 02:22 Burmese government troops have dispersed protesters, including Buddhist monks, who were camping outside a copper mine in a northwestern region demanding that an expansion project be halted. A reporter for VOA's Burmese Service said the security forces moved in about 3 a.m. Thursday local time and dismantled and burned the encampments. The reporter (Thein Htike Oo) said several monks have been injured, with at least one suffering facial burns. Hundreds of Burmese villagers ... | | | | |
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