June 1, 2003	Sunday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1424

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YANGON, May 31: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been put under temporary arrest in the country’s north after a violent clash between her supporters and a pro-junta group which left four dead, the junta said on Saturday.

“Aung San Suu Kyi has been temporarily placed under the protection of local authorities,” military spokesman Brigadier General Than Tun told reporters, adding that her entourage was also taken to the safe house and put in “protective custody.”

Than Tun said eight motor vehicles and nine motorcycles were destroyed in the melee, which broke out in the town of Ye U in Sagaing division on Friday night at 8pm (1330 GMT) and continued for three hours.

“Four persons died during the scuffle and 50 were injured,” Than Tun said. —AFP