First curfew ends in tense Burma

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Source: BBC

The first night of a dusk-to-dawn curfew has passed in Burma's two largest cities, Rangoon and Mandalay.

Burma's military rulers are now waiting to see if defiant protesters attempt to continue a series of escalating anti-government demonstrations.

A ban is in force on groups of more than five people, and armed troops have been deployed on the streets.

Overnight, authorities arrested two prominent democracy campaigners who had been supporting the protests.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7013560.stm

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[kenny blankenship]

1. today could be bad- military on the move, appear to be readying their crackdown

keeping fingers crossed for the marchers.