From thewest.com.au :

Clashes outside Burma's embassy in ACT

28th September 2007, 16:51 WST

Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra on Friday, as fears grew that the death toll from days of violence in Burma could be much higher.

Skirmishes broke out in the national capital as police and protesters went head-to-head just hours after foreign affairs officials called in Burma's chief diplomat in Australia to protest against the military junta's crackdown on demonstrators.

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In Canberra, police armed with batons were out in force in the city's quiet diplomatic quarter as protesters tried to march on the Burmese embassy.

Dozens of riot police were mobilised when the protesters tried to move from containment lines about 10 metres from the mission.

About a dozen police, who had been stationed inside and outside the embassy gate, unsuccessfully tried to force the demonstrators back as they edged closer to the embassy but had to call in the busload of reinforcements to maintain the barrier.

The crowd initially tried to stage a sit-in but skirmishes broke out as they tried to get up and move towards the embassy.

Some protesters fell to the ground as they clashed with the police and Nini Win, holding her crying two-year-old daughter Morsa, was pushed back by officers as they held the containment line.

Police were on alert for trouble following a violent protest outside the embassy eight years ago.

On Friday, organisers handed over a letter to a police liaison officer to pass on to Burmese embassy officials.

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