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Japan to summon Myanmar ambassador over raids
27 Sep 2007 07:30:01 GMT
Source: Reuters
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Ministry is to summon the Myanmar ambassador to make an official complaint on Thursday after security forces raided monasteries in Yangon and elsewhere following an anti-military uprising, the chief cabinet secretary said.

Japan earlier this week issued a statement urging the Myanmar government to deal calmly with the demonstrations in Yangon, which are the biggest in 20 years.
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Myanmar workers in Thailand hold pictures of protesters in Yangon and shout slogans against the military junta during a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 30, 2007. About 500 activists from Myanmar held a protest calling for a stop to violence against peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar.



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