DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: In Jamaica, troops patrol the streets and helicopter gunships are hovering overhead, that as the government there is trying to rein in three days of violence. At least 20 people have been killed in shoot-outs and clashes between law enforcement and opposition party supporters. We get the latest now from ITN's Kevin Dunn.</s>KEVIN DUNN, ITN REPORTER (voice-over): The violence erupted in the poorer quarters of Kingston, areas notorious for armed gangster involved in the drugs trade. It appears to have been sparked off by a police attempt to seize illegal weapons from the gangs, which, historically, are linked to Jamaica's rival political parties. Independent journalists themselves came under fire.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There are six dead bodies along the Spanish Town Road. On the way driving, just in front of the Denim town police station, we came under heavy gunfire -- hundreds of rounds.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Heavy, heavy gunfire -- and the vehicle actually hit and we all had to get flat. The vehicle almost turned over.</s>DUNN: The violence closed shops, banks and businesses in Kingston. But so far, the islands' tourist resorts, like Montego Bay which are popular with British holiday-makers, have not been affected. But the Jamaican authorities fear the violence will harm the island's image.</s>UNIDENTIFIED JAMAICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL: I will not recommend a solution, no. But what I can say, Jamaica will pay dearly, dearly for this.</s>DUNN: The Jamaican government and the opposition Labor Party have accused each party of inciting support for violence. But the government says it is targeting only criminal gangs and will use the army to stamp out the unrest.
At Least 20 Dead as Protesters Clash With Jamaican Authorities