Burma expresses regret for violence on monks
Posted: December 9, 2012 at 5:44 a.m.
Burma’s government apologized for a violent crackdown on Buddhist monks and other foes of a copper mine in the country’s northwest, which was the biggest use of force against demonstrators since reformist President Thein Sein took office last year.
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