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
![A student protester exits a prison vehicle, as he arrives at a courthouse in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/120910cb-6975-4bfd-815f-505a09913396_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A student protester exits a prison vehicle, as he arrives at a courthouse in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.
![Police stand guard in front of a courthouse after the arrival of student protesters, in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a3190adb-5733-44f0-a11b-68124020a4f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police stand guard in front of a courthouse after the arrival of student protesters, in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.
![A police officer loads bullets into a magazine as he stands guard in front of a courthouse as student protesters arrive in a police van, in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/95345b13-a34d-47af-b668-8c0ef73de10a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer loads bullets into a magazine as he stands guard in front of a courthouse as student protesters arrive in a police van, in Letpadan, March 11, 2015.
![Police forcefully disburse students protesting for education reforms, in Letpadan, 140 kilometers north of Yangon, Myanmar, March 10, 2015. (Sithu Naina/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/565e4483-6cbe-40bc-8da1-76ddec380615_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police forcefully disburse students protesting for education reforms, in Letpadan, 140 kilometers north of Yangon, Myanmar, March 10, 2015. (Sithu Naina/VOA)
![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.
![Police clash with student protesters in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec8401fd-8147-40a6-ab89-9e6cff52e374_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police clash with student protesters in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.
![A police officer beats a student protester in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/395332d6-008e-49b1-abeb-278c98588b88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer beats a student protester in Letpadan, Myanmar, March 10, 2015.