Dissidents give account of attack on Suu Kyi

Saturday, July 5, 2003

ANGKOK, Thailand -- Screaming "die! "die!" a drunken mob of about 3,000 people -- some dressed as monks -- quickly surrounded activist Aung San Suu Kyi's convoy, stripping the clothes off supporters and beating them mercilessly with bats, rods and spears, Myanmar dissidents testified Friday.

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