The release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is still being celebrated in Burma, but fears about her safety or rearrest are running high among her adoring supporters.
The Nobel laureate and daughter of the country's independence hero was released on Saturday after seven years in detention but many are concerned her freedom could be short-lived if the country's oppressive army rulers decide to wield their power.
In a country where distrust of the military runs deep, her supporters would have every reason to be concerned. Ms Suu Kyi's motorcade was attacked in May 2003 by pro-junta thugs in the town of Depayin while on a countryside tour. She was placed back under house arrest, which the regime called "protective custody".
According to the BBC, the pro-democracy leader said her objective is for a peaceful revolution in Burma. She said she would take any opportunity to speak to ruling generals.
Ms Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the past 21 years in some form of detention because of her fight against military dictatorship in Burma and there is little doubt the junta sees her as the biggest threat to its power.
"The Depayin incident is still haunting us," said Hla Thein, a retired teacher. "To be honest, I doubt we can expect any meaningful changes following her release but we are all worried about her."
Ms Suu Kyi has twice been freed and twice re-arrested since she was first placed in detention in July 1989 for "endangering the state".
In May last year, she was weeks away from the expiry of a term of house arrest when American intruder John Yettaw swam to her lakeside home saying God had sent him to warn her terrorists would try to assassinate her.
She allowed the intruder to stay for two nights and as a result was given an 18-month extension to her term for breaking a law protecting the state against "subversive elements".
Critics said the charges were trumped up to sideline her from politics. Some of her supporters fear something similar could happen again.
Reuters