FILE PHOTO: Students take part in a rally demanding peace at the war-torn Kachin State in Yangon, Myanmar May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
YANGON (Reuters) - Riot police in Yangon used batons on Saturday to break up a protest in support of victims of fighting in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin, arresting several of the organisers.
Authorities had refused permission for the protest in Myanmar's main city and when police prevented some 300 people from marching they staged a sit-in, chanting anti-war slogans and waving light blue flags to symbolise peace.
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