A statue of the Beatles is seen in front of a shopping centre in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, August 9, 2017. Picture taken August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Terrence Edwards
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - A statue of the Beatles in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk amid an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed for wide open spaces into a cluttered metropolis.
Residents are protesting against plans to build commercial properties in an area known as Beatles Square, where a bronze bas-relief monument to the "Fab Four" commemorates the former Soviet satellite's transition to democracy in 1990.
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