The World - News from Sept. 28, 1988
Burmese fleeing to frontier areas said they saw troops execute anti-government protesters. Western diplomats in Rangoon say there are increasing reports of executions of lower-level anti-government leaders, but they have yet to be confirmed. The opposition League for Democracy accused Burma’s military regime of torture, killings and illegal arrests, and demanded that they stop. The coalition named retired army officer Aung Gyi as its chairman, former Defense Minister Tin Oo vice chairman and Aung San Suu Kyi general secretary and spokeswoman.
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