今日头条:蒙古国首都乌兰巴托宣布进入紧急状态
Dozens of people are reported to have been injured in the clashes
The president of Mongolia has declared. a four-day state of emergency in the capital amid violent protests over claims the general election was rigged.
Crowds torched the HQ of Mongolia's governing party - the former Communists - and attacked a police station. Over 60 people were hurt - around half of them police - as officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon against stone-throwing protestors.
The unrest went on into the night, with reports of bank robberies and looting. Rioters set fire to the Cultural Palace, home to a theatre, museum and national art gallery in the capital, Ulan Bator.
Thousand of protesters defied a 2200 curfew by refusing to disperse.
The unrest far surpasses previous poll disorder in Mongolia
Violence erupted as preliminary results from Sunday's poll give the governing Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) a clear victory. Returns suggested the ruling MPRP had taken at least 43 seats in the 76-seat parliament, or Great Hural.
But the opposition Democrats allege fraud. The state of emergency, which was announced in a decree from President Nambaryn Enkhbayar on state TV, came into effect late on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sanjagiin Bayar made a TV address during which he insisted the election had been both free and fair.
He claimed Democratic Party leader Tsakhia Elbegdorj was "misleading people and inciting violence".
Mr Elbegdorj earlier said the Democrats had been robbed of victory and claimed most voters had chosen his party. "If most people voted for us why did we lose? We lost because... corrupt people changed the results," Mr Elbegdorj said.
