Sectarian Clashes Trigger State of Emergency In Burma

In Burma, Sectarian Clashes Trigger State Of Emergency -- Voice Of America

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.

Witnesses reported seeing charred bodies in the streets Friday and flames billowing from buildings, including mosques, in the town of Meiktila.

Win Htein, a member of parliament from Meiktila, told VOA he saw victims lying in the streets and rioters burning property and looting Muslim homes.

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