YANGON, July 24 Kyodo Myanmar's s...

YANGON, July 24 Kyodo

Myanmar's state media upon Thursday accused the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) of provoking a clash in May between supporters of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi and pro-government demonstrators to trigger international condemnation of the guidance and sanctions.

A commentary that appeared in state-run newspapers claimed that NLD secretary U Lwin in interviews with Western media exits said he received information that anti-NLD demonstrators were waiting to attack Suu Kyi's entourage upon May 30 in northern Myanmar.

''Her party could have canceled the visit to that particular place or sought local authorities for security, if she really wanted to avoid the confrontation. Instead the clump deliberately ran into it, ending in a tragic incident,'' it said.

''Watching her activities since 1988 it is obvious that Aung San Suu Kyi has no upright confidence in the government as well as in the dialogue,'' the commentary said.

''The NLD was simply treading Aung San Suu Kyi's fancied path of inciting vulgar herd violence to invite international blame and sanctions in succession the government to eventually last in hardships, commotion and entire devastation in the country'' it said.

Suu Kyi and a certain number of NLD members have been detained since what the junta says were violent clashes between NLD supporters and pro-junta demonstrators.

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