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| Burmese soldiers have again fired shots as they attempt to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in the main city, Rangoon. | Burmese soldiers have again fired shots as they attempt to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in the main city, Rangoon. |
| Witnesses said shots were fired into the crowd, and that at least one person fell to the ground. | Witnesses said shots were fired into the crowd, and that at least one person fell to the ground. |
| The military is reportedly broadcasting warnings that the protesters should go home or face "serious action". | The military is reportedly broadcasting warnings that the protesters should go home or face "serious action". |
| The fresh protests follow reports of overnight raids on six monasteries in which monks were beaten and arrested. | The fresh protests follow reports of overnight raids on six monasteries in which monks were beaten and arrested. |
| On the streets, thousands of protesters have been singing nationalist songs and hurling abuse at the soldiers driving by in trucks. | On the streets, thousands of protesters have been singing nationalist songs and hurling abuse at the soldiers driving by in trucks. |
| "They have shot several times into the crowd," one witness told the BBC. "One person was injured... they used teargas... Now the injured person is carried off into a car to be taken to hospital... they [the soldiers] are using force on us." | "They have shot several times into the crowd," one witness told the BBC. "One person was injured... they used teargas... Now the injured person is carried off into a car to be taken to hospital... they [the soldiers] are using force on us." |
| The junta are using dirty tactics - they don't fire guns but beat people with rifle butts BBC News website reader Accounts from Burma Text: Burma confirms death In quotes: Global reaction On Wednesday, five people were reported to have been killed when police broke up protests by monks and civilians. The military government has confirmed one death. | The junta are using dirty tactics - they don't fire guns but beat people with rifle butts BBC News website reader Accounts from Burma Text: Burma confirms death In quotes: Global reaction On Wednesday, five people were reported to have been killed when police broke up protests by monks and civilians. The military government has confirmed one death. |
| About 200 Buddhist monks were reported to have been detained during raids on two monasteries in Rangoon. | About 200 Buddhist monks were reported to have been detained during raids on two monasteries in Rangoon. |
| Two members of the National League for Democracy, the party led by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were also arrested overnight. | Two members of the National League for Democracy, the party led by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were also arrested overnight. |
| There were also reports of raids in the north-east of the country. | There were also reports of raids in the north-east of the country. |
| In Rangoon, security forces have set up barbed wire barricades around Shwedagon Pagoda and Rangoon city hall, two of the focal points for the demonstrations. | In Rangoon, security forces have set up barbed wire barricades around Shwedagon Pagoda and Rangoon city hall, two of the focal points for the demonstrations. |
| The British ambassador in Rangoon, Mark Canning, said soldiers and police had stepped up their presence. | The British ambassador in Rangoon, Mark Canning, said soldiers and police had stepped up their presence. |
| "There are truckloads of troops in a number of locations - more than there seemed to be yesterday," he told the BBC. | "There are truckloads of troops in a number of locations - more than there seemed to be yesterday," he told the BBC. |
| "There are fire trucks, water canons positioned in a number of places - there are about three of them outside city hall. There are a number of prison vans also to be seen in certain places." | "There are fire trucks, water canons positioned in a number of places - there are about three of them outside city hall. There are a number of prison vans also to be seen in certain places." |
| Leaflets have been circulated throughout Rangoon urging people to come out and show solidarity with the monks. | Leaflets have been circulated throughout Rangoon urging people to come out and show solidarity with the monks. |
| UN debate | UN debate |
| There are no indications yet that the military government is ready to listen to the many calls for restraint being made around the world, says the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. | There are no indications yet that the military government is ready to listen to the many calls for restraint being made around the world, says the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. |
| On Wednesday, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York and called on the military junta to show restraint - a call also made by China on Thursday. | On Wednesday, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York and called on the military junta to show restraint - a call also made by China on Thursday. |
| The US and European Union wanted the council to consider imposing sanctions - but that was rejected by China as not "helpful". | The US and European Union wanted the council to consider imposing sanctions - but that was rejected by China as not "helpful". |
| China's crucial role in crisis How will the junta respond? Burma's saffron army | China's crucial role in crisis How will the junta respond? Burma's saffron army |
| Instead, Council members "expressed their concern vis-a-vis the situation, and have urged restraint, especially from the government of Myanmar," said France's UN ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert. | Instead, Council members "expressed their concern vis-a-vis the situation, and have urged restraint, especially from the government of Myanmar," said France's UN ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert. |
| They welcomed a plan to send UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to the region, and called on the Burmese authorities to receive him "as soon as possible". | They welcomed a plan to send UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari to the region, and called on the Burmese authorities to receive him "as soon as possible". |
| China and Russia have argued the situation in Burma is a purely internal matter. Both vetoed a UN resolution critical of Burma's rulers in January. | China and Russia have argued the situation in Burma is a purely internal matter. Both vetoed a UN resolution critical of Burma's rulers in January. |
| 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. |
| 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 the area? Are you affected by the events in Burma? Send us your comments using the form below. | |
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