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Mongolians brave bitter cold to protest 'coal theft' corruption

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard outside the Government Palace as protesters take part in a demonstration against soaring inflation and government corruption on Sukhbaatar Square, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia December 5, 2022. REUTERS/B. Rentsendorj/File Photo

Mongolian protesters gathered in the capital in temperatures well below freezing on Thursday to denounce perceived government corruption for a fifth day, even after the arrests of eight officials suspected of so-called coal theft.

Thousands have descended on Ulaanbaatar's Sukhbaatar square since Sunday, urging the government to name those responsible for at least 385,000 tonnes of coal unaccounted for between 2013 and 2019.

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