Police and Mongolian herders at the scene of the clashes in Right Uzumchin banner, Inner Mongolia, on May 17, 2013.

Police Probe Fresh Clashes in Inner Mongolia

Rights groups say ethnic Mongolian herders were 'severely beaten' in a face-off with Han Chinese residents.

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