Sunday 14 November 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma leader's first night of freedom

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spent her first night free after more than seven years under house arrest.

Thousands of supporters had been waiting near her home in the hours before her release, and the crowd swelled further when news of her freedom filtered through.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner told them they had to "work in unison" to achieve their goals - but with her political party now disbanded, it may be that the hard work still lies ahead.

John Simpson reports from Rangoon.

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