Armed security forces preside over an uneasy calm in western Burma, as international pressure mounts for an end to a week of deadly violence between Muslims and Buddhists.
Troops Patrol Western Burma as Sectarian Strife Continues
![Muslims women and children from villages gather before being relocated to secure areas in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state in western Burma, where sectarian violence is ongoing, June 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/943aa605-1b5d-4da8-b5ed-b866b055beb7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslims women and children from villages gather before being relocated to secure areas in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state in western Burma, where sectarian violence is ongoing, June 12, 2012.
![Bangladeshi Border Guard soldiers keep watch at a wharf in Taknaf, Bangladesh, June 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ed3514bd-51bc-4eb3-b78b-a0e137236a7b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bangladeshi Border Guard soldiers keep watch at a wharf in Taknaf, Bangladesh, June 12, 2012.
![2013年4月3日韓國的車輛被拒絕進入朝鮮開城工業區之後,掉頭回去。](https://gdb.voanews.com/f840a17f-e296-4ba3-97f1-26e306a4004b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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2013年4月3日韓國的車輛被拒絕進入朝鮮開城工業區之後,掉頭回去。
![來自朝鮮開城的韓國人帶著他們的物品於2013年4月9日抵達首爾以北坡州板門店村邊境附近的海關,移民和檢疫局。](https://gdb.voanews.com/03df474b-9ca7-44b6-a881-896a9a170186_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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來自朝鮮開城的韓國人帶著他們的物品於2013年4月9日抵達首爾以北坡州板門店村邊境附近的海關,移民和檢疫局。