Burmese riot police attack monks
everal thousand Burmese monks and other protesters have begun new marches in Rangoon despite a bloody crackdown by police at the city’s holiest shrine.
Police beat and arrested demonstrators at Shwedagon Pagoda and warning shots were fired at another site as a ninth day of marching got under way.
One march started for the city centre while another headed for the home of opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi.
Police and troops are surrounding key Buddhist sites around the city.
Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing thousands.
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