HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's prime minister has sent a text message to millions of Vietnamese urging them to boost their patriotism to "defend the fatherland's sacred sovereignty" but not to engage in violence. The message that was sent late Thursday and into Friday to subscribers of the country's cell phone operators didn't directly condemn the riots that have broken out this week following China's decision to deploy an oil rig in disputed waters off Vietnam on May 1.

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