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Soldiers behaving boldly

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'has foot soldiers' support' Aung San Suu Kyi says she wants to hold wide-ranging talks on Burma's future

The BBC Burmese service says it has the first indication of support within the lower ranks of the military for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Infantrymen from two Burmese army divisions confirmed reports that several hundred soldiers travelled to Rangoon to witness her release.

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The extent of support for her in the army is not clear.

A number of soldiers from battalions in Rangoon and Bago divisions and their families went to Aung San Suu Kyi's house on the 13 November to greet her on her release.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11775469

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