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| UK fears Burma toll 'far higher' | UK fears Burma toll 'far higher' |
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| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he believes the loss of life in Burma has been "far greater" than that reported by the authorities. | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he believes the loss of life in Burma has been "far greater" than that reported by the authorities. |
| He was speaking after holding talks by phone with US President George W Bush and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. | |
| Burmese officials said nine people were killed on Thursday as troops fired tear gas and bullets to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters in Rangoon. | Burmese officials said nine people were killed on Thursday as troops fired tear gas and bullets to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters in Rangoon. |
| Most internet links have been severed and mobile phone networks disrupted. | Most internet links have been severed and mobile phone networks disrupted. |
| ''I want to condemn absolutely the appalling level of violence against the people of Burma. | ''I want to condemn absolutely the appalling level of violence against the people of Burma. |
| "I am afraid that we believe the loss of life in Burma is far greater than is being reported so far," Mr Brown said. | "I am afraid that we believe the loss of life in Burma is far greater than is being reported so far," Mr Brown said. |
| He said he hoped the combined international pressure from the US, China, the EU and UN would "begin to make the regime see this cannot continue". | |
| Both the British and Australian ambassadors in Burma said they believed the number of dead "could be many multiples" of the number given by state media. | |
| International outrage | International outrage |
| Meanwhile, the White House has confirmed that the UN special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, will arrive in Burma on Saturday. | Meanwhile, the White House has confirmed that the UN special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, will arrive in Burma on Saturday. |
| "We have called on the Burmese to allow him to be able to meet with anyone he wants to meet, the military leaders, the religious leaders and Aung San Suu Kyi," spokeswoman Dana Perino said. | "We have called on the Burmese to allow him to be able to meet with anyone he wants to meet, the military leaders, the religious leaders and Aung San Suu Kyi," spokeswoman Dana Perino said. |
| What next for the regime? Burma rulers cut media flow Where world players stand | |
| The BBC's South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says Burma's rulers have turned their backs on the world and the torrent of outrage their actions have provoked. | The BBC's South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says Burma's rulers have turned their backs on the world and the torrent of outrage their actions have provoked. |
| The first opportunity to communicate that outrage will be when Mr Gambari arrives in the country to persuade the generals to put a stop to the crackdown. | The first opportunity to communicate that outrage will be when Mr Gambari arrives in the country to persuade the generals to put a stop to the crackdown. |
| The violent suppression of anti-government protesters continued for a third day on Friday, with soldiers and police baton-charging crowds who tried to stage marches in Rangoon. | |
| The security presence in Rangoon was the heaviest yet seen. | |
| Troops sealed off the key religious sites in Rangoon, including the Shwedagon and Sule pagodas - the focal point of some of the larger protests earlier in the week. | |
| All the main roads into central Rangoon have been blocked. |