Soldiers removed from Mongolian capital: minister

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ULAN BATOR (AFP) — Soldiers have been taken off the streets of Mongolia's capital following riots that left five people dead, with little threat of further unrest anytime soon, the justice minister said on Thursday.

"The situation has stabilised and there is no immediate danger of violence so armed forces have been removed from strategic positions and have been replaced by police," Justice Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil told AFP.

Armed soldiers had patrolled the streets of the capital on Wednesday after a four-day state of emergency was imposed the night before to quell the protests that erupted amid anger over allegations of rigged national elections.

On Tuesday, around 8,000 people stormed through the centre of Ulan Bator, destroying buildings, torching cars...