Asia-Pacific Riot police break up Myanmar copper protest (video)

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Security forces used a water cannon and other weapons to end the three-month protest, injuring 10 monks, two critically. Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas to break up a three-month protest against a vast copper mining project run by Myanmar?s powerful military and its partner, a subsidiary of a Chinese arms manufacturer.

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Al Jazeera

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2012-11-29

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2012-11-29

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English

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