They say that the results showed levels of residue consistent with it being from white phosphorus.
BBC: Burma police 'used white phosphorous' on mine protesters
White phosphorus has often been used on the battlefield, such as in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
BBC: Burma police 'used white phosphorous' on mine protesters
Burmese police fired military-issue white phosphorus grenades to disperse protesters at a controversial copper mine, a new report says.
BBC: Burma police 'used white phosphorous' on mine protesters
The Israeli military says it is to stop using artillery shells with white phosphorus to create smokescreens on the battlefield.
Rights groups condemned Israel's use of white phosphorus during the Gaza conflict because of its severely harmful effects on civilians.
The Israeli military said the existing shells contained "minimal amounts" of white phosphorus, and would be "removed from active duty soon".
These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears... it could burn right down to the bone.
The Israelis retort that white phosphorus is legally used by many armies as a smokescreen provided it is not fired over densely populated areas.
Three years ago, Israel promised to draw up new rules on the use of shells containing white phosphorus, in the wake of the Gaza war.
White phosphorus is highly flammable and ignites on contact with oxygen.
The report accused the IDF, among other things, of recklessly using white phosphorus and of attacking police stations, civilian ministries, food-producing factories, sewage plants and electricity stations.
But Professor Paul Rogers, of the University of Bradford's department of peace studies, said white phosphorus could be considered a chemical weapon if deliberately aimed at people.
International law restricts the use of white phosphorus during war.
Britain's Defence Secretary John Reid said UK forces had used white phosphorus in Iraq, but not as "anything other than a smokescreen to protect our troops when in action".
The 41-page report says that in the early morning of 29 November, Burmese police repeatedly fired white phosphorus grenades, both into the air and along the ground into camps of protesters.
BBC: Burma police 'used white phosphorous' on mine protesters
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