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| Troops maintain uneasy Burma calm | Troops maintain uneasy Burma calm |
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| Thousands of heavily armed soldiers are patrolling the streets of Burma's main city, Rangoon, with no sign of further protests against the military junta. | Thousands of heavily armed soldiers are patrolling the streets of Burma's main city, Rangoon, with no sign of further protests against the military junta. |
| Troops are stopping young men on the streets and in cars, searching for cameras that may be used to smuggle out images, correspondents in Burma say. | Troops are stopping young men on the streets and in cars, searching for cameras that may be used to smuggle out images, correspondents in Burma say. |
| Most internet links are still down and mobile phone networks disrupted. | Most internet links are still down and mobile phone networks disrupted. |
| UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is in the capital, Naypyidaw, hoping for fresh talks with top military leaders. | UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is in the capital, Naypyidaw, hoping for fresh talks with top military leaders. |
| The UN says its emissary does not intend to leave Burma until he has seen the man in charge, General Than Shwe. | The UN says its emissary does not intend to leave Burma until he has seen the man in charge, General Than Shwe. |
| They've obviously for the moment squeezed things off the streets UK Ambassador Mark Canning on the crackdown in Rangoon Aung San Suu Kyi as symbol In pictures: Burma shutdown Exiles in desperate conditions | They've obviously for the moment squeezed things off the streets UK Ambassador Mark Canning on the crackdown in Rangoon Aung San Suu Kyi as symbol In pictures: Burma shutdown Exiles in desperate conditions |
| On Saturday, when he travelled to Naypidaw, he was allowed to meet only more junior members of the government. | On Saturday, when he travelled to Naypidaw, he was allowed to meet only more junior members of the government. |
| Mr Gambari is hoping to end a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, during which the authorities said 10 people were killed. | Mr Gambari is hoping to end a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, during which the authorities said 10 people were killed. |
| Diplomats and activists say the number of dead was many times higher. | Diplomats and activists say the number of dead was many times higher. |
| Monks detained | Monks detained |
| Burma has seen almost two weeks of sustained popular unrest, in the most serious challenge to the military leadership for more than two decades. | Burma has seen almost two weeks of sustained popular unrest, in the most serious challenge to the military leadership for more than two decades. |
| But the number of protesters on the streets is much smaller since the clampdown, and the Buddhist monks who spearheaded the rallies are being prevented from leaving their monasteries. | But the number of protesters on the streets is much smaller since the clampdown, and the Buddhist monks who spearheaded the rallies are being prevented from leaving their monasteries. |
| Religious sites sealed off by troops in RangoonEnlarge Image | |
| Disrupted communications have made information coming out of Burma very patchy. | Disrupted communications have made information coming out of Burma very patchy. |
| However, a correspondent in Rangoon - who must remain anonymous for her own safety - said people were too scared to do anything with so many military around. | However, a correspondent in Rangoon - who must remain anonymous for her own safety - said people were too scared to do anything with so many military around. |
| She says the area around the Sule Pagoda - a focal point for earlier protests - was sealed off with many hundreds of fully armed military and riot police ready for battle. | She says the area around the Sule Pagoda - a focal point for earlier protests - was sealed off with many hundreds of fully armed military and riot police ready for battle. |
| Half of the shops were open but the shoppers were outnumbered by the security forces and all the internet cafes were closed, she says. | Half of the shops were open but the shoppers were outnumbered by the security forces and all the internet cafes were closed, she says. |
| There were few monks visible in Rangoon - after their monasteries were ransacked some 3,000 were taken away to makeshift prisons on the outskirts of Rangoon. | There were few monks visible in Rangoon - after their monasteries were ransacked some 3,000 were taken away to makeshift prisons on the outskirts of Rangoon. |
| The correspondent adds that there are reports that the monks are refusing to take food from their military guards. | The correspondent adds that there are reports that the monks are refusing to take food from their military guards. |
| People told her they felt afraid and helpless, having seen that the military is prepared to shoot monks, women and children. | People told her they felt afraid and helpless, having seen that the military is prepared to shoot monks, women and children. |
| But, she added, people assured her that the demonstrations would continue. | But, she added, people assured her that the demonstrations would continue. |
| UK Ambassador Mark Canning told the BBC: "It's outwardly quite normal at the moment. The traffic seems to be flowing, there's a lot of military tucked away in less visible locations. | UK Ambassador Mark Canning told the BBC: "It's outwardly quite normal at the moment. The traffic seems to be flowing, there's a lot of military tucked away in less visible locations. |
| "They've obviously for the moment squeezed things off the streets," he said. | "They've obviously for the moment squeezed things off the streets," he said. |
| Rare criticism | Rare criticism |
| On Sunday, Mr Gambari held talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon - the first foreigner to be permitted to do so for 10 months. | On Sunday, Mr Gambari held talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon - the first foreigner to be permitted to do so for 10 months. |
| Mr Gambari is looking for a political solution to the crisis | Mr Gambari is looking for a political solution to the crisis |
| Diplomatic sources in Rangoon say China, the country with greatest influence over the generals, is pushing hard for Mr Gambari's mission to be extended. | Diplomatic sources in Rangoon say China, the country with greatest influence over the generals, is pushing hard for Mr Gambari's mission to be extended. |
| In the letter released on Monday, the Association of South East Asian Nations - of which Burma is a member - said pictures of what was happening in the country had caused revulsion around the world. | In the letter released on Monday, the Association of South East Asian Nations - of which Burma is a member - said pictures of what was happening in the country had caused revulsion around the world. |
| A Japanese envoy has also arrived in Burma to ensure a full investigation into the death of Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai. | A Japanese envoy has also arrived in Burma to ensure a full investigation into the death of Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai. |
| Footage of his death last Wednesday appears to show a soldier shooting him at close range as security forces cleared central Rangoon of protesters. | Footage of his death last Wednesday appears to show a soldier shooting him at close range as security forces cleared central Rangoon of protesters. |
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