Barricades removed from pro-democracy leader's home

Barricades outside pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s house were removed today amid unconfirmed reports that she was being released from house arrest.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate had been detained for 15 of the past 21 years, but her house arrest order ended today.

Supporters cheered near her home in Rangoon, Burma, in a show of solidarity as her time in detention appeared to come to a long-awaited end.