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PROTESTERS STORM GOVERNMENT PALACE IN MONGOLIA AMID COAL SCANDAL

Southfront

December 5, 2022

On November 5, protesters stormed the Government Palace in the capital of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar. Riots broke out in  amid the loss of about $12 billion worth of coal that was supposed to be exported to China. 

Several thousand protesters took to the streets after local media reported that the amount of coal exported from Mongolia differs from the amount received by the Chinese side. Corrupt officials are reportedly to blame for the loss of 6.5 million tons of coal.

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