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| Burma's security forces have sealed off the five main monasteries in Rangoon and declared them no-go areas to prevent anti-government protests. | Burma's security forces have sealed off the five main monasteries in Rangoon and declared them no-go areas to prevent anti-government protests. |
| A small crowd assembled in the city's centre but was dispersed by soldiers without shots being fired, reports say. | |
| Official media said nine people were killed on Thursday as troops fired tear gas and bullets to clear protesters off the streets of Rangoon, the main city. | |
| Australia's ambassador in Burma said the death toll was probably higher. | Australia's ambassador in Burma said the death toll was probably higher. |
| There was again a heavy security presence in Rangoon on Friday, says the BBC's Chris Hogg in neighbouring Thailand. | There was again a heavy security presence in Rangoon on Friday, says the BBC's Chris Hogg in neighbouring Thailand. |
| Troops have sealed off the key monasteries and pagodas in Rangoon, including Shwedagon and Sule pagodas - the focal point for some of the larger protests earlier in the week. | Troops have sealed off the key monasteries and pagodas in Rangoon, including Shwedagon and Sule pagodas - the focal point for some of the larger protests earlier in the week. |
| Every civilised nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for too long US President George W Bush Accounts from Burma Protests in pictures Send us your comments | Every civilised nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for too long US President George W Bush Accounts from Burma Protests in pictures Send us your comments |
| Several hundred people ignored the official warnings and gathered in the centre of the city but were dispersed by soldiers and riot police. | |
| No shots were fired and no arrests were made, Associated Press news agency said. | |
| Loudspeaker trucks have been criss-crossing the city, warning people not to protect anyone fleeing arrest. | |
| Soldiers have blocked major intersections with barbed wire barricades. | |
| Burmese sources say internet access has been cut in Rangoon and is only partially available elsewhere. | |
| Dissidents have been making use of the internet to get pictures and video of the protests and the bloody crackdown to international news outlets - who have then fed them back to Burma on the internet and satellite TV. | |
| International pressure | |
| US President George W Bush has led international condemnation of Burma for its crackdown on the mass protests. | |
| The US has imposed sanctions targeting Burma's military leaders and called on China, one of Burma's closest partners, to put more pressure on the country. | The US has imposed sanctions targeting Burma's military leaders and called on China, one of Burma's closest partners, to put more pressure on the country. |
| Beijing appealed for calm, and Burma's neighbours, in unusually harsh criticism, expressed "revulsion". | Beijing appealed for calm, and Burma's neighbours, in unusually harsh criticism, expressed "revulsion". |
| One of the people killed on Thursday was a Japanese video journalist. According to the official accounts, eight protesters were also killed. One man was reported killed on Wednesday. | One of the people killed on Thursday was a Japanese video journalist. According to the official accounts, eight protesters were also killed. One man was reported killed on Wednesday. |
| Japan said it would make an official protest over the death in Rangoon of Kenji Nagai, a video journalist for Tokyo-based news agency APF News. | Japan said it would make an official protest over the death in Rangoon of Kenji Nagai, a video journalist for Tokyo-based news agency APF News. |
| Australian Ambassador Bob Davis told his country's ABC radio that the death toll might be "several multiples of the 10 acknowledged by the authorities". | Australian Ambassador Bob Davis told his country's ABC radio that the death toll might be "several multiples of the 10 acknowledged by the authorities". |
| He said witnesses had told embassy officials they had seen "significantly more than that number of dead being removed from the scene of the demonstrations" in Rangoon on Thursday. | He said witnesses had told embassy officials they had seen "significantly more than that number of dead being removed from the scene of the demonstrations" in Rangoon on Thursday. |
| Monks seized | Monks seized |
| On Thursday, soldiers and police fired into crowds of demonstrators in Rangoon and gave them 10 minutes to clear the streets or face the consequences, the Reuters news agency reported. | On Thursday, soldiers and police fired into crowds of demonstrators in Rangoon and gave them 10 minutes to clear the streets or face the consequences, the Reuters news agency reported. |
| Eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers were hurt, according to the official account. | Eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers were hurt, according to the official account. |
| Authorities were trying to stamp out the largest uprising in two decades, as it continued for its 10th day. | Authorities were trying to stamp out the largest uprising in two decades, as it continued for its 10th day. |
| The popular defiance has been led by Buddhist monks but there were fewer on the streets on Thursday following overnight raids on monasteries. What next for the regime? Burma rulers cut media flow | The popular defiance has been led by Buddhist monks but there were fewer on the streets on Thursday following overnight raids on monasteries. What next for the regime? Burma rulers cut media flow |
| During talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, Mr Bush said: "[The American people] feel admiration and compassion for the monks and peaceful protesters calling for democracy. | During talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the White House, Mr Bush said: "[The American people] feel admiration and compassion for the monks and peaceful protesters calling for democracy. |
| "Every civilised nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for too long." | "Every civilised nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for too long." |
| China, one of Burma's main allies, has urged all parties to "maintain restraint", but has refused to condemn the junta. | China, one of Burma's main allies, has urged all parties to "maintain restraint", but has refused to condemn the junta. |
| Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a message of support to Burma's monks, and urged the government to promote "genuine reconciliation". | Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a message of support to Burma's monks, and urged the government to promote "genuine reconciliation". |
| The Burmese authorities have bowed to international pressure and agreed to let UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari visit the country. | The Burmese authorities have bowed to international pressure and agreed to let UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari visit the country. |
| He has stopped in Singapore on his way to Burma. | He has stopped in Singapore on his way to Burma. |
| Key flashpoints in RangoonEnlarge Image | Key flashpoints in RangoonEnlarge Image |
| Meeting in New York, foreign ministers from Asean (the Association of South East Asian Nations) took the Burmese representative to task over the violence. | Meeting in New York, foreign ministers from Asean (the Association of South East Asian Nations) took the Burmese representative to task over the violence. |
| Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo said Asean politicians had met and "expressed their revulsion to (Burmese) Foreign Minister Nyan Win over reports that the demonstrations in (Burma) are being suppressed by violent force and that there's been a number of fatalities". | Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo said Asean politicians had met and "expressed their revulsion to (Burmese) Foreign Minister Nyan Win over reports that the demonstrations in (Burma) are being suppressed by violent force and that there's been a number of fatalities". |
| BBC United Nations correspondent Laura Trevelyan says Asean members do not usually interfere in each other's internal affairs but the group is too embarrassed to ignore the world focus on what is happening on its doorstep. | BBC United Nations correspondent Laura Trevelyan says Asean members do not usually interfere in each other's internal affairs but the group is too embarrassed to ignore the world focus on what is happening on its doorstep. |
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