Burma situation update.

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 Democratic Burmese Program.
 
* The SLORC  still  denied claims by a Thailand-based , the All-Burma Young 
Monks Union, that 16 monks had died in  custody and that the deaths had 
triggered the riots.

* Two monks were wounded by ricochets in Tuesday's unrest, residents said. 
Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, told  the Associated Press in 
Bangkok that at least one monk had died of  gunshot wounds.

* The Maha Myat Muni Pagoda [Mandalay], which holds a revered Buddha, was 
swarming with pilgrims and monks found  SLORC members  stole the  Gold  from  
Buddha image. Actual  problem started  from that  stage.


* A group of about 50 [ SLORC' agents  Buddhist monks]  desecrated a Muslim 
mosque in the northeastern quarter of the Burmese capital Saturday, 
eyewitnesses told  reporters. 


* SLORC' monks arrived in cars at the mosque in Kanbe[Rangoon], where they  
struck the mosque with sticks and stones, riots police  let  them  do it  for  
several  minute  one eyewitness said. 



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