Detained Suu Kyi not hurt, says junta

MYANMAR’S military government yesterday said detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had not been harmed in last week’s clashes between her supporters and pro-government groups, rejecting rumours she had been injured.

World leaders have urged Myanmar to release the Nobel peace laureate and democracy leader who was detained last Friday after violence erupted as she toured a northern town.

The government said four people were killed and 50 injured in the disturbances, but there has been a flurry of rumours in Myanmar dissidents circles which include many exiles in Thailand that she had received a head injury.