Up to 30 police officers and
25 civilians have been injured and hospitalised, according to
television reports citing local government and hospital officials.
Mongolia has declared
a four-day state of emergency after thousands of people staged a
violent protest against elections they say were rigged by the ruling
party.
The headquarters of the
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) was set on fire and
opposition supporters pushed into the election commission offices.
"The other party [the
Democrats] is accusing us of buying the election, it's not true, the
election was free and fair. We now request that everyone should stop
this chaotic protest immediately," Bayar said on local Eagle Television.
He was later possibly quoted as saying, "Next time we take Mugabe's advice and shoot before the election."
25 civilians have been injured and hospitalised, according to
television reports citing local government and hospital officials.
Mongolia has declared
a four-day state of emergency after thousands of people staged a
violent protest against elections they say were rigged by the ruling
party.
The headquarters of the
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) was set on fire and
opposition supporters pushed into the election commission offices.
"The other party [the
Democrats] is accusing us of buying the election, it's not true, the
election was free and fair. We now request that everyone should stop
this chaotic protest immediately," Bayar said on local Eagle Television.
He was later possibly quoted as saying, "Next time we take Mugabe's advice and shoot before the election."
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