Arrests and clashes as police evicts hundreds from Myanmar slum

People react as Myanmar authorities demolish huts occupied by thousands of informal settlers on the cityÕs suburbs, to clear the land for development, in Hlegu township outside Yangon, Myanmar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - One policeman was injured and at least five people were arrested in clashes on Monday as authorities in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, demolished a shanty town to clear the land for development.

Some 100 police officers and over 1,000 workers hired by the government razed shacks with chainsaws and sledgehammers as many residents defended their homes, shouting at the demolition crews. The injured policeman was hit in the head by a stone.