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Thousands of people have staged a violent protest on the streets of Mongolia's capital Ulaan Baatar, saying that parliamentary elections were rigged by the ruling party.
Supporters of the opposition Democratic Party on Tuesday set fire to the headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, witnesses said.
Sanjagiin Bayar, the prime minister, was believed to be inside the building at the time.
Protesters threw stones at firefighters as they arrived to put out the blaze.
Extra police in riot gear were sent to the party's headquarters and witnesses said tear gas was fired to break up the crowd.
Other protesters pushed into the election commission offices to demand that they resign over voting irregularities and fraud.
"The demonstrators are acting like hooligans and violating social order," Sainbayar, a police spokesman, said.
'Unacceptable results'
The Democratic Party, led by Tsakhia Elbegdorj, has accused the MPRP of stealing Sunday's vote.
The MPRP, a former communist party, says that it won 45 seats in the 76-seat Great Khural, while the Democrats have reportedly won 21 seats.
The General Election Committee has yet to make a formal announcement on the ballot.
"We do not accept these results," Elbegdorj told a news conference earlier on Tuesday.
"No one needs these kinds of results, and they will be corrected in accordance with law."
International observers say that overall the election was free and fair, but new election rules that changed the first-past-the-post system to one of multi-member constituencies have led to procedural problems and confusion.
'Free and fair'
Bayar called for calm in a televised address from inside the party headquarters before the fires was started.
"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.
"Elbegdorj made a false announcement and he is misleading people and inciting violence."
A prolonged dispute about the election results could further delay the ratification of long-awaited agreements that would allow production to go ahead on a massive copper and gold project.
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Protesters threw stones at police and firefighters [EPA]
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