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April 21, 2011

Australia Asylum Seekers Set Fire To Immigration Detention Center 
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In Australia, roughly 100 Asylum seekers at an immigration detention
center set fire to nine buildings Wednesday in a night of riots sparked
by the denial of visas to two detainee. Australia has a policy of
mandatory detention for asylum seekers while claims are processed.



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