Chinese nationals flee Solomon Islands (Reuters) Updated: 2006-04-23 21:06
A Chinese woman and her child prepare to board a
chartered flight provided by Beijing out of the troubled Solomon Islands after
losing all their possessions in the recent violence in Honiara April 23, 2006.
Australia is sending additional troops to the Solomon Islands, as more Chinese
fled the country on Sunday amid rising tensions before parliament opens for the
first time since post-election rioting. [Reuters]
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