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Australia Asylum Seekers Set Fire to Immigration Detention Center

HeadlineApr 21, 2011

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 detainees. Australia has a policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers while claims are processed.

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