Violence is continuing at a Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as protesters continue a standoff with security forces over plans to expand the mine.
Myanmar Protesters Hurt in Clashes
![Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/568C2439-FD1B-47B2-B399-4D163FF0D3E2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.
![Myanmar police officers take their positions at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/121B577D-66B5-4656-825C-25E89C484397_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Myanmar police officers take their positions at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.
![Police at the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar prepare for a confrontation with protesters, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)](https://gdb.voanews.com/F1D07BE1-6FA4-4A63-99E0-283E98FBFD31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police at the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar prepare for a confrontation with protesters, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)
![Villagers in northern Myanmar lay in front of a bulldozer as part of their bid to stop the controversial expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung Copper Mine, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)](https://gdb.voanews.com/60DAB38C-2BEE-45CE-A94E-DBA29B357A71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers in northern Myanmar lay in front of a bulldozer as part of their bid to stop the controversial expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung Copper Mine, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)