Burma protesters burned in crackdown at mine
A severely burned Buddhist monk receives treatment at a hospital after police fired water cannons and other devices during a pre-dawn crackdown on villagers and monks protesting a Chinese-backed copper mine in Monywa, Burma, Nov. 29, 2012. / AFP/Getty Images MONYWA, Burma Security forces used water cannons and other riot gear Thursday to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Burma, wounding villagers and Buddhist monks just hours before opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was to visit the area to hear their grievances. The crackdown at the Letpadaung mine near the town of Monywa risks becoming a public relations and political fiasco for the reformist government of President Thein Sein, which has been touting its transition to democracy after almost five decades of repressive military rule.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Overall Sentiment: -0.24788
Relevance: 0.493263
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Thein Sein
Overall Sentiment: 0.0521878
Relevance: 0.322836
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Aung Myint Htway
Overall Sentiment: -0.0462368
Relevance: 0.282964
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| -0.0116984 | "Around 2:30 a.m. police announced they would give us five minutes to leave," said protester Aung Myint Htway, ... |
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Ottama Thara
Overall Sentiment: -0.692142
Relevance: 0.252886
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| -0.58141 | "This is unacceptable," said Ottama Thara, ... |
| -0.0631395 | "This is unacceptable," said Ottama Thara, a 25-year-old monk who was at the protest. "This kind of violence should not happen under a government that says it is committed to democratic reforms." |
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Country: Burma
Overall Sentiment: -0.141491
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City: Monywa
Overall Sentiment: -0.249703
Relevance: 0.422666
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