Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest Saturday, police outside her home said. CNN could not independently verify the report.
Crowds of supporters waited near her home in Yangon. Hundreds of others waited near her National League for Democracy.
Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest because of her fight for democracy in the nation formerly known as Burma.
Security has been stepped up in Myanmar, but it was unclear whether that was because of the country's first elections in two decades last Sunday.
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Suu Kyi released?!Wow,this is more than a miracle,she is indeed an amazing woman, I just pray the world leaders will not give up on her,cause I believe she was born to liberate and lead the beautiful people of myanmar,cheers!;-)
Doctors have patients. Patience is a virtue, and so is spell check on my Blackberry.
What a moment of profound joy for activists who are fighting the good fight across the globe!
Sweet, sweet freedom lives on, even in the grasp of draconian brutality.
This is fantastic. Good for her, for it's been 21 long years. She might have to rethink some of her strategies this time around. Hope this leads to lasting peace in the country.
For anyone interested, here's a short (one paragraph <140 words)
summary of the conflict in Burma...
The OPA
You salute when they mobilize for war. You cheer when they take even the slightests step towords peace. You are slaves. Freedom? What you call freedom is pure lunacy.
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