dominica2day: Mongolia lifts state of emergency

Mongolia lifts state of emergency
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World News on 04 July, 2008 05:00:00
 
A soldier guards a statue of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan near the
burned-out headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in Ulan
Bator. Mongolia is expected to lift a state of emergency implemented after
unprecedented deadly election riots engulfed Ulan Bator. (AFP) Mongolia has
lifted the state of emergency imposed after deadly election riots hit the
capital Ulan Bator, with the president Sunday appealing for calm amid lingering
fears of further violence. In a midnight (1600 GMT) televised address President
Nambariin Enkhbayar called for unity after the unrest that left five people dead
following allegations of vote rigging. "We can discuss...