In Southeast Asia, Myanmar also known as Burma, shots were fired to clear crowds across the country on Friday. Witnesses told CNN, police opened fire on crowds to disperse demonstrators, resulting in many deaths. Another witness saw 35 bodies lying in the street; however, this statement could not be confirmed. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he believes death toll in Myanmar crackdown to be “far greater” than has so far been reported. Authorities cut Internet connections, while graphic new video footage showed troops using deadly force. A day before, troops using automatic rifles fired into the crowd of anti-government demonstrators, reportedly killing at least nine people in the bloodiest day in more than a month of protests demanding end to military rule. Reports said by Friday, the crowds had died down compared to previous days of thousands of red-robed monks invading the streets. Details of the actual happenings in Myanmar are hard to be trusted. Both opposition and official Web sites that have been major sources of information have showed little to no updates on Friday. A resident of Yangon told CNN police had told people to stay in doors after midday. These restrictions came after the government had imposed a night curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people, the U.S. Embassy said, which worked in clearing the streets overnight. The Democratic Voice of Burma (Myanmar) reported many privately owned journals in Myanmar decided to stop publication in protest of official demands to pro-government propagandas. According to DVB, authorities are ordering publications to print articles written by the state media and other stories blaming the All Burma Student Democratic Front and the National League for Democracy for the protest. President George Bush urged Myanmar’s main trading partner, Beijing, to use influence to persuade military junta to end its crackdown.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/myanmar.protests/index.html
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