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Myanmar junta uses gangs not guns to crush dissent

2007/08/30 02:57:29 @Reuters: International News

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The broom-wielding gangs that broke up fuel price protests in Myanmar were taking direct orders from the ruling junta, which now appears to favor them as a way to crush dissent, rights groups and diplomats said on Thursday.
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