Monks line up to receive alms during a military junta-organised gathering to mark the Buddha's Birthday near the former royal palace in Mandalay on May 14, 2022. - AFP
MANDALAY, May 14, 2022 (AFP) - Thousands of monks celebrated the birth of Buddha at a junta-organised event in Mandalay on Saturday, highlighting a division in the clergy since last year's coup in Myanmar.
Since the coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, more than 1,800 people have died in a brutal military crackdown on dissent, according to a monitoring group.
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