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By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - An asylum seeker was killed and at least 77 injured in the second riot this week at a detention center in Papua New Guinea used to process asylum seekers, Australia's Immigration Minister said on Tuesday. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the riot began when detainees forced their way out of the center, but refugee advocates insist it was sparked when Manus Island residents and police stormed the facility, attacking the asylum seekers. The facility is part of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's tough stance against asylum seekers but it has come under fire over human rights concerns.More...