Mongolia: Prime minister and his horse accident
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Bilguun reports that prime-minister of Mongolia S.Bayar fell from a horse at a snow festival and fractured a rib.
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Bilguun reports that prime-minister of Mongolia S.Bayar fell from a horse at a snow festival and fractured a rib.
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