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| Burma riot police beat back monks | Burma riot police beat back monks |
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| Burmese police have used batons and tear gas to beat back monks and other protesters at the Rangoon pagoda used as a rallying-point for marchers. | Burmese police have used batons and tear gas to beat back monks and other protesters at the Rangoon pagoda used as a rallying-point for marchers. |
| They baton-charged the crowd outside the Shwedagon Pagoda as demonstrators readied for a ninth day of protest marches, eyewitnesses say. | They baton-charged the crowd outside the Shwedagon Pagoda as demonstrators readied for a ninth day of protest marches, eyewitnesses say. |
| Police and troops have been ringing Buddhist monasteries in the city. | Police and troops have been ringing Buddhist monasteries in the city. |
| Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protestors, killing thousands. | Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protestors, killing thousands. |
| We have already decided to risk our lives for the people, unidentified senior monk | We have already decided to risk our lives for the people, unidentified senior monk |
| In a further sign that the military authorities are cracking down, two key dissidents were arrested. | In a further sign that the military authorities are cracking down, two key dissidents were arrested. |
| It appears that small groups of monks seem set on defying calls by the military to end their daily protests, says the BBC's Asia correspondent, Andrew Harding. | It appears that small groups of monks seem set on defying calls by the military to end their daily protests, says the BBC's Asia correspondent, Andrew Harding. |
| The protesters had turned up at Shwedagon, which was blocked off by security forces, in defiance of a ban on all public gatherings of more than five people, and a night-time curfew. | The protesters had turned up at Shwedagon, which was blocked off by security forces, in defiance of a ban on all public gatherings of more than five people, and a night-time curfew. |
| Police beat their shields with their batons and yelled orders to disperse before chasing scores of monks and their supporters. | Police beat their shields with their batons and yelled orders to disperse before chasing scores of monks and their supporters. |
| Eyewitnesses say some protesters fell to the ground amid the chaos. | Eyewitnesses say some protesters fell to the ground amid the chaos. |
| KEY PROTEST SITES 1. Shwedagon pagoda. Holiest site in Rangoon2.Sule pagoda. Downtown focal point for marches | |
| "We have already decided to risk our lives for the people, although there might be some clashes," one senior monk told AFP news agency before the baton charge. | "We have already decided to risk our lives for the people, although there might be some clashes," one senior monk told AFP news agency before the baton charge. |
| "We will show our kindness first." | "We will show our kindness first." |
| The junta, which repressed the 1988 protests by killing some 3,000 people, finally 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. | |
| America already has an arms ban on Burma, a ban on all exports, a ban on new investment and a ban on financial services. | |
| China, a close ally of Burma, has called for stability and the EU has also urged the junta to show restraint and launch a process of real political reform. | |
| 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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