State of emergency declared in Mongolia

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-7-2  |     ONLINE EDITION


The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) building is seen after clashes between protestors and police in Ulan Bator, Mongolia today. Five people were killed and more than 300 injured in a riot in Mongolia's capital among people alleging fraud in a weekend election, the country's justice minister said today.

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MONGOLIAN President Nambariin Enkhbayar declared today a four-day state of emergency amid violent protests in the capital alleging fraud in weekend's parliamentary elections, according to the state television.



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