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.
Burma Violence
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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.
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Muslims carry their belongings as they arrive at a stadium that offers them a safe haven amid riots in Meikhtila March 22, 2013.
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People ride their mopeds past the remains of two persons killed in clashes in Meikhtila March 22, 2013.
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Policemen are deployed to provide security amid riots in Meikhtila March 22, 2013.