Myanmar: Suu Kyi in 'protective custody'
Four killed in clash of Nobel laureate's supporters, opponents
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Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest about a year ago.
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YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several members of her party were taken into "protective custody" after fighting broke out between her supporters and opponents in northern Myanmar, a government spokesman said Saturday.
Protective custody in the past has meant arrest or detention.
Fighting late Friday left four people dead and 50 injured, the spokesman said. Suu Kyi's vehicle was hit by gunfire, but she was not injured, according to news reports.
A source told CNN that the headquarters of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy [NLD] in Yangon was sealed and taken over.
The latest moves come a few days before a U.N. envoy was to arrive in Myanmar to jump-start stalled talks between the military junta and Suu Kyi's NLD.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is aware of the developments. Annan repeated his call Saturday for talks between the government and opposition, and stressed the "urgent need" for "national reconciliation," a U.N. spokesman said.
Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her pro-democracy activities, was released from house arrest about a year ago.
-- From CNN Bangkok bureau chief Tom Mintier
