UN concerned over Suu Kyis arrest

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The United Nations has expressed its concern over Friday's arrest of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in northern Burma after a violent confrontation broke out between her supporters and opponents.

In a statement prepared late yesterday, a UN spokesperson said secretary-general Kofi Annan is "following closely, and with concern" the developments in Burma, taking place just a week before the scheduled visit of an UN envoy to Rangoon.

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