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"The generals who run the country are blaming Buddhist monks for the ongoing pro-democracy protests and have admitted nearly 3,000 people had been detained over the rallies, says Agency France-Presse:

"The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper, a government mouthpiece, said that if the monks had remained in their monasteries, “the government would not have used force to prevent protests."

"If… they had not staged protest marches, demanding release of political prisoners, the nation would not have seen any chaos,” it added.

State media also gave a sharply higher figure for the number of people who were detained in connection with the protests, saying 2,927 had been locked up around the country and 468 remained behind bars."