The Crackdown in Burma: One Chilling Photo

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  09.27.07 | 6:47 PM ET

imageThis is one of those images that’s hard to shake off, taken today in Rangoon after soldiers opened fire on protesters, killing at least nine people. The blood-soaked sandals are the kind worn by the protesting Buddhist monks. The photo was made available by the Mandalay Gazette. As we noted earlier, the State Department just warned U.S. citizens to postpone travel to Burma.

Related on World Hum:
* U.S. State Department: Postpone Travel to Burma
* First Deaths Reported in Crackdown on Protesters in Burma
* As Defiant Monks Protest in Burma, Travel Debate Rages On

Photo: AP.



3 Comments for The Crackdown in Burma: One Chilling Photo

SJ Moomaw 09.28.07 | 11:28 AM ET

I do not think travel to Burma would be appropriate when people are protesting for the future of their country’s existence.  People of Burma, God Bless You!

ANA 09.29.07 | 2:26 PM ET

IS VERY RARE TO FOUND THAT KIND OF VIOLENT WITH MON

Gregg 10.02.07 | 3:24 AM ET

Please join the Peace for Burma Protest, March and Prayer Vigil on Friday, October 5, 2007 from 2 pm to 6 pm in San Francisco.

Together, let’s recreate in the streets of San Francisco what we have seen in Burma—Monks and lay persons marching peacefully holding Sassana flags and reciting Metta Sutta.

http://www.badasf.org

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