Burma's government has declared a state of emergency in a central region where three days of Buddhist-Muslim clashes have left at least 20 people dead.
ປະມວນພາບຫລ້າສຸດ ກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ ໃນມຽນມາ
![Looters taking away items from a shop at Meikhila, Burma. This photo was sent by Ronnie Nyein, VOA Burmese stringer from the ground situation, Meikhitla, where the violent clashes are happening.](https://gdb.voanews.com/53217355-60ca-48c1-8583-5c2f7a609592_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Looters taking away items from a shop at Meikhila, Burma. This photo was sent by Ronnie Nyein, VOA Burmese stringer from the ground situation, Meikhitla, where the violent clashes are happening.
![A crowd in Meikhitla, Burma is looting merchandise from a shop, March 22, 2013. The shop owner is pleading for the crowd to not set fire to his store, telling them instead to take whatever they want. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/32ac02fe-5469-4d4a-b19f-5981c559b10f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A crowd in Meikhitla, Burma is looting merchandise from a shop, March 22, 2013. The shop owner is pleading for the crowd to not set fire to his store, telling them instead to take whatever they want.
![BURMAR-RIOTS/](https://gdb.voanews.com/d46dd05e-be70-4481-ab4d-94453a95b120_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![MYANMAR-UNREST/MEIKHTILA](https://gdb.voanews.com/5715b2d2-aeee-4014-9812-bd7845376f28_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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MYANMAR-UNREST/MEIKHTILA