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The bloody sandals lie on the Rangoon pavement, their owner ominously absent.Burma's five-week protest against the ruling junta, has escalated from marches and military warnings to a bloody confrontation that has left at least a dozen people dead, including a Japanese journalist. Yesterday, security forces signalled their determination to crush the pro-democracy movement by firing into crowds with automatic weapons and giving demonstrators 10 minutes to clear the streets or be shot.
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