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Supporters Return Home, but the Media Still Waits
Dozens of supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have returned home after waiting all day for her release on Friday. But local and foreign journalists are still waiting near her lakeside house on University Avenue, hoping she will be released on Friday evening. “When her deputy U Tin Oo was released in February, he was released at 8:30 p.m. So we are waiting her release now,” said a Rangoon journalist.Published Friday, 12 November, 2010
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Crowd Still Waiting for Suu Kyi’s Release
More than 200 journalists, diplomats and supporters continue to wait near the home of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in anticipation of her release from house arrest, which could come as soon as this evening. However, witnesses said that her deputy Tin Oo told the crowd that she is more likely to be released on Saturday morning.