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 HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - Hundreds of troops and riot police ringed the Solomon Islands Parliament early Monday during its first meeting since the election of a new prime minister triggered two days of unrest.
The public was banned from the building in an attempt to head off a repeat of rioting and looting sparked by rumors that either China or Taiwan had paid lawmakers to elect an unpopular new prime minister, Snyder Rini, who served in a previous administration accused of corruption.
China and Taiwan deny involvement.
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