September 27, 2007
Andrew Buncombe: Burma: Inside the saffron revolution
Death, confusion and worldwide outrage as the crackdown begins
The inevitable happened sometime before noon.
Close to the Shwedagon pagoda, the golden gleaming monument in central Rangoon that has been the focus of protest for nine days, at least 10 monks were beaten up by police as thousands once again defied the authorities and tried to enter [...]