Shots Fired At Huge Myanmar Protest
Troops Appeared To Aim Above Crowd Of 70,000 Anti-Gov't Demonstrators
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Police in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 27, 2007, stand guard by a barbed wire blockade erected to crack down on tens of thousands of demonstrators - led by Buddhist monks - who have protesting the nation's military government. (AP/Mandalay Gazette/HO)
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Sydney, Australia, Sept. 27, 2007: marchers showing their solidarity with anti-government protesters in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, carried photos of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Sui Kyi. (AP)
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The resolve of Myanmar's Buddhist monks, seen here in Yangon on Sept. 25, 2007, has alarmed the government, which has imposed curfews and closed temples where demonstrators have been gathering. (AP)
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The monks' protests against Myanmar's military government, the largest anti-government demonstrations in 19 years, are steadily attracting more and more followers and have spread beyond the capital. Above: Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Sept. 25, 2007. (AP)
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Anti-government demonstrators in Yangon, continuing their marches in defiance of an order by the military government, have begun each day of protest with prayers at the Shwedagon Pagoda, seen here Sept. 25, 2007. (AP/Democratic Voice of Burma)
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Play CBS Video Video Myanmar Violence Escalates Police in Myanmar's capital, Yangon, fired shots to dispel more than 300 Buddhist monks who were protesting the ruling military junta's crackdown on dissent. Barry Petersen reports.
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Video Monk Protest Dispelled "CBS News RAW": Police in riot gear fired warning shots to disperse a gathering of more than 300 Buddhist monks who were protesting a ban on assembly in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Photo Essay Myanmar Monks March Buddhist monks and their supporters protest against military junta.
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Fast Facts Burma Learn about the people, economy and history of Burma (aka Myanmar).
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