Uprising in Burma

Probably everyone has already heard of the recent protests in Burma. Here are a couple links of the recent events from Spiegel Online on Monday and again today where shots fired at protesters, including monks are reported. The media has not started dubbing this the "Saffron Rebellion" I guess in keeping with the colour revolutions of Eastern Europe. I am really amazed that violent action is being taken against the monks. In Buddhist tradition harming a monk is akin to doing the same thing to your parents, it is really a loathsome act. Here are some other links:

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Photo from Spiegel Online