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Protestors from the rival Democratic Party gather outside the headquarters of the former communist Mongolian Peopleís Revolutionary Party, which was set alight and looted, during a violent protest in Ulan Bator on July 1, 2008
Thursday, Jul. 03, 2008

Open quoteThis is the first-ever state of emergency in Mongolia, and I hope it will be the last.Close quote

  • Mongolia's Justice Minister TSEND MUNKH-ORGIL,
  • on a government crackdown aimed at subduing rioters who torched buildings and cars in Ulan Bator. The capital has been wracked by protests since June 29 elections that kept the ruling party in power
Photo: Jude MAK / AFP | Source: AFP