The United States condemned use of phosporus as a crowd control measure after a Burmese report found the toxic agent had been used to disperse a rally at a copper mine in November.
The parliamentary report led by opposition leader Suu Kyi claimed that dozens of people were injured in the clampdown and many suffered burns from the white phosphorus.
Spokesperson for the State Department, Victoria Nuland said:
"We have opposed the use of phosphorus as a crowd control agent, and we have urged the government to ensure that its security forces exercise maximum restraint,"
"This phosphorus... can be quite damaging to humans. There are other crowd control elements that are better suited."
The nationwide outrage caused by the burns led to an official apology to senior clerics for the crackdown.
See AFP for full report.
See also Anger over Suu Kyi's report.
