Myanmar crackdown begins

(01:45) Report

Sep. 26 - Security forces in Myanmar have begun a crackdown on the biggest protests against military rule in 20 years.

Thousands of protesters, led by Myanmar's revered Buddhist clergy, marched through Yangon for a ninth straight day, defying a military ban on public gatherings. Riot police responded by firing tear gas and baton-charging the demonstrators, and arresting scores of monks. It's the clearest sign yet that Myanmar's generals have begun a crackdown on the biggest outpouring of dissent in 20-years.

Helen Long reports.

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