Estonia and Russia engaged in a war of words after three nights of rioting in the Baltic state left one dead, 156 injured and over 1,000 detained.

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The violence was triggered by Estonia's decision to relocate a Soviet war memorial and grave in downtown Tallinn that was a shrine for ethnic Russians but that Estonians consider to be a symbol of 50 years of Soviet oppression.

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet accused the Russian media of spreading "lies" and provoking the unrest.

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