Junta frees Suu Kyi supporters

Source: AP/CNN

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- At least 70 people detained by the military government following protests in Myanmar -- including 50 members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- have been released, a party spokesman said Friday.

But hundreds of armed riot police moved into position in Yangon, a sudden show of force after several weeks of relative quiet.

The detainees were released Thursday from the infamous Insein Prison in Yangon, said Nyan Win, the National League for Democracy party spokesman, who said at least 250 members of the party were still being held.

The government has said it detained about 3,000 suspected dissidents after last month's pro-democracy demonstrations, but that most were released. There are many reports they have been mistreated in custody.

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