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One dead, scores hurt as asylum seekers riot at PNG detention camp

A woman reads a newspaper containing an advertisement (R) publicizing the Australian government's new policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat, in Sydney in this August 2, 2013 file photo. Photo: Reuters

Sydney, Australia: An asylum seeker was killed and at least 77 injured in the second riot this week at a detention center in Papua New Guinea, Australia's immigration minister said on Tuesday.

Iran's foreign ministry said the dead man was an Iranian citizen and called for an investigation into the clash, state news agency IRNA said on Wednesday.

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