Buddhist monks march towards the US Embassy in Rangoon on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, to say prayers for the recently deceased US ambassador to Libya, who was killed in an attack by Islamist radicals. Before they marched to the embassy, they demonstrated in front of the Bangladesh Embassy to protest the recent destruction of Buddhist temples and homes in the Cox’s Bazar area. Photos: Ye Min / Mizzima
Buddhist monks in Rangoon march toward the US embassy on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.
Buddhist monks demonstrated in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Rangoon to protest the recent destruction of Buddhist temples and homes in the Cox’s Bazar area. The monks also objected to a plan to open an Organization of Islamic Cooperation aid office in Burma.
A Buddhist monk at a demonstration in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Rangoon on Monday.
Monks standing in line at the demonstration in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Rangoon on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.
Banners carried by monks demonstrating in front of the Bangladesh Embassy, voicing concern about the destruction of Buddhist temples and homes in the Cox's Bazar area.
Burmese security forces at the Bangladesh Embassy in Rangoon on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, during a demonstration by Buddhist monks.
