Myanmar state media are blaming protesters for the violence that erupted Tuesday when police cleared a group of student activists who were demanding the government scrap an education reform law.
Myanmar Police Clash With Protesting Students
![Student protesters struggle with riot police to remove a barricade installed by police during a protest in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9659ECC3-7CDC-4354-900D-10D388ACF252_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Student protesters struggle with riot police to remove a barricade installed by police during a protest in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.
![Police officers beat a student protester during a crackdown in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2246A6BD-6977-4AB8-ADCB-D5EEAE5792B0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers beat a student protester during a crackdown in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.
![Student protesters struggle to break a police blockage during a student protest in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9215F3B5-5E8E-4D96-B0BD-2BDE64DBA109_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Student protesters struggle to break a police blockage during a student protest in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.
![A student protester grimaces as a paramedic treats an injury he sustained while struggling with police during a protest in Letpadan, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4DC212EF-BDB5-431D-8E1A-388496316302_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A student protester grimaces as a paramedic treats an injury he sustained while struggling with police during a protest in Letpadan, March 10, 2015.