Mongolia violence

Violence rocked the Mongolian capital throughout the day and well into the night as protestors clashed with police and set fire to state buildings. The violence comes after Sunday's election won by the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, the MPRP. The opposition Democrats and their supporters cried foul, accusing the MPRP of stealing the election, alleging voting irregularities and fraud.

At 11.30pm, Mongolian National Television interrupted its broadcast of the violence to announce a state of emergency. In a ten-point proclamation the president ordered a lockdown of the city, including a 10pm curfew, a ban on alcohol sales and a stoppage of all private media. Public gatherings and the use of loudspeakers have also been banned as a way to prevent further demonstrations.

Despite the proclamations, violence continued into the night. After setting fire to the MPRP headquarters, opposition supporters attacked a police station where some protestors had been detained. More than 60 people were injured, about half of those were policemen. There are reports of looting and bank robberies. The protestors have also set fire to the Cultural Palace, home to a theatre and a national gallery.

Michael Kohn, BBC News, Ulan Bator

Violence rocked the Mongolian capital
خشونت پایتخت مغولستان را تکان داد

cried foul
آنچه را که اتفاق افتاده بی اعتبار و غیر قانونی خواندند، در اینجا: انتخابات را غیرقانونی خواندند

stealing the election
در اینجا: با کارهای غیرقانونی نتیجه انتخابات را به نفع خود تمام کردند

alleging
مدعی شدن، ادعا کردن

fraud
تقلب، کلاهبرداری

proclamation
اعلام رسمی

a lockdown
ممنوعیت ها و محدودیت هایی که برای فروخواباندن شورش ها به اجرا درمی آید

curfew
منع رفع و آمد

detained
had been detained بازداشت شده بودند

looting
چپاول، غارت