Burma's military rulers have released a wounded protester in an apparent concession to those rallying across the country against a spike in fuel prices.

Activists said Friday that Ye Thein Naing was released after being taken to a hospital for treatment. His leg was broken when he was detained by authorities during a rally in late August.

Pro-democracy supporters jailed with him had staged a hunger strike on his behalf, ending it when the protester was given medical treatment.

Burmese prominent labor activist Su Su Nway (center) and other protesters march through Hledan townhsip, 28 Aug 2007

Anti-government protests have been occurring almost daily in Burma in recent weeks.

Authorities fired their guns into the air to break up a march by monks in the central town Pakokku Wednesday, and according to witnesses then beat the protesters and their supporters. On Thursday, several monks retaliated, holding a group of officials hostage for several hours and setting fire to their cars.

After the hostages were released, witnesses say other monks in Pakokku ransacked an electronics shop owned by a local leader of a government-backed militia (Union Solidarity and Development Association).

Pakokku is a major center for Buddhist learning and study.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.