Supporters of Burma's military rulers stopped a small protest march today against dramatic fuel price rises in the capital, Rangoon.
Police prevent activists marching in Rangoon, Burma today. Image: Reuters.
The junta's supporters tried to force 30 people onto trucks at the scene.
A stand-off ensued as the protesters, who had been walking towards the headquarters of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), refused to get into the trucks.
The junta yesterday arrested 13 top dissidents and deployed armed police and gangs of spade-wielding supporters on the streets of Rangoon to squash protests against fuel prices and falling living standards.