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| Burmese riot police attack monks | Burmese riot police attack monks |
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| Several thousand Burmese monks and other protesters have begun new marches in Rangoon despite a bloody crackdown by police at the city's holiest shrine. | |
| Police beat and arrested demonstrators at Shwedagon Pagoda and warning shots were fired at another site as a ninth day of marching got under way. | |
| One march started for the city centre while another headed for the home of opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi. | |
| Police and troops are surrounding key Buddhist sites around the city. | Police and troops are surrounding key Buddhist sites around the city. |
| The riot police started to beat up the monks unidentified monk speaking at Shwedagon Pagoda | The riot police started to beat up the monks unidentified monk speaking at Shwedagon Pagoda |
| Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing thousands. | Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing thousands. |
| In a further sign that the military authorities are cracking down, two key dissidents were arrested late on Tuesday night. | In a further sign that the military authorities are cracking down, two key dissidents were arrested late on Tuesday night. |
| The atmosphere in Rangoon is described by witnesses as extremely tense, the BBC's Jonathan Head reports from Bangkok. | |
| The mood among the crowds of bystanders is becoming very angry over the treatment of the monks, our South East Asia correspondent reports. | The mood among the crowds of bystanders is becoming very angry over the treatment of the monks, our South East Asia correspondent reports. |
| 'Covered in blood' | |
| Several thousand monks headed for central Rangoon, some of them wearing surgical masks in anticipation of the security forces using tear gas. | |
| KEY PROTEST SITES 1. Shwedagon pagoda. Holiest site in Rangoon2. Sule pagoda. Downtown focal point for marches | KEY PROTEST SITES 1. Shwedagon pagoda. Holiest site in Rangoon2. Sule pagoda. Downtown focal point for marches |
| Defying a ban on all public gatherings of more than five people, they were cheered and applauded by thousands of bystanders. | |
| Earlier, at Shwedagon Pagoda, riot police beat their shields with their batons and yelled at protesters before charging the crowd. | |
| A number of the monks and nuns were left covered in blood and appeared to be seriously injured, and some shots were also heard, witnesses say. | |
| "The riot police started to beat up the monks," one monk at Shwedagon Pagoda told the BBC. | "The riot police started to beat up the monks," one monk at Shwedagon Pagoda told the BBC. |
| "We were peacefully chanting prayers. They used tear gas and some monks were hit. Some monks were injured." | "We were peacefully chanting prayers. They used tear gas and some monks were hit. Some monks were injured." |
| Demonstrators were dragged away in trucks as dozens were arrested. | |
| At the Sule Pagoda, security forces fired shots over the heads of protesters as supporters of the monks there chanted "You are fools!" | |
| Two of the country's most prominent dissidents, U Win Naing and popular comedian Zaganar, were arrested overnight. | Two of the country's most prominent dissidents, U Win Naing and popular comedian Zaganar, were arrested overnight. |
| 'Different situation' | 'Different situation' |
| Aung Naing Oo, a former student leader in Burma who was involved in the 1988 uprising and who now lives in exile in the UK, believes the junta cannot stop the 2007 protesters. | Aung Naing Oo, a former student leader in Burma who was involved in the 1988 uprising and who now lives in exile in the UK, believes the junta cannot stop the 2007 protesters. |
| Police wielding high-velocity rifles have been deploying in Rangoon | Police wielding high-velocity rifles have been deploying in Rangoon |
| "Nobody knew what was happening in 1988," he told the Today programme on BBC Radio Four. | |
| "There was only very little information about the killings. Now with the internet and the whole world watching I think its a totally different story now and I think the other important difference is that in 1988 it was the students that were leading the demonstrations, but now it is the monks. Monks are highly revered in the country." | "There was only very little information about the killings. Now with the internet and the whole world watching I think its a totally different story now and I think the other important difference is that in 1988 it was the students that were leading the demonstrations, but now it is the monks. Monks are highly revered in the country." |
| The junta broke its silence over the mounting protests late on Monday, saying it was ready to "take action". | The junta broke its silence over the mounting protests late on Monday, saying it was ready to "take action". |
| US President George W Bush has announced a tightening of existing US economic sanctions against it. | US President George W Bush has announced a tightening of existing US economic sanctions against it. |
| America already has an arms ban on Burma, a ban on all exports, a ban on new investment and a ban on financial services. | America already has an arms ban on Burma, a ban on all exports, a ban on new investment and a ban on financial services. |
| The protests were triggered by the government's decision to double the price of fuel last month, hitting people hard in the impoverished nation. | The protests were triggered by the government's decision to double the price of fuel last month, hitting people hard in the impoverished nation. |
| Are you in Burma? How have you been affected by the current situation? What is the mood like in the country? Send us your comments and experiences. | Are you in Burma? How have you been affected by the current situation? What is the mood like in the country? Send us your comments and experiences. |
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