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Buddhist monks pray at riot police's road block, downtown Yangon, Myanmar. (AP)
Crackdown in Myanmar
Story aired: Thursday, September 27, 2007



Myanmar is cracking down on protestors who have been out in the streets for ten straight days. There are reports of soldiers firing shots and tear gas into crowds of demonstrators and raiding Buddhist monasteries.

Guests:


Simon Montlake, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor

Related Links:


CSMONITOR: Monks rising: the basics on Burma

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