04-08-2010, 10:08 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan#2010_riots
On 6 April 2010, a demonstration in Talas by opposition leaders protested against government corruption and increased living expenses. The protests turned violent and spread nationwide. There were conflicting reports of Interior Minister Moldomusa Kongatiyev having been killed during this event. On 7 April 2010, protesters controlled the internal security headquarters (former KGB headquarters) and a state TV channel in the capital, Bishkek. Reports by Kyrgyzstan government officials indicate that at least 41 people have been killed in bloody clashes with police in the capital.[19]
Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has accused Russia of supporting these protests meanwhile Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has denied this. Opposition members are also calling for the closing of the US controlled Manas Air Base.[20] Reports circulated that Kyrgyzstan's president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has fled the capital.[21]
On 6 April 2010, a demonstration in Talas by opposition leaders protested against government corruption and increased living expenses. The protests turned violent and spread nationwide. There were conflicting reports of Interior Minister Moldomusa Kongatiyev having been killed during this event. On 7 April 2010, protesters controlled the internal security headquarters (former KGB headquarters) and a state TV channel in the capital, Bishkek. Reports by Kyrgyzstan government officials indicate that at least 41 people have been killed in bloody clashes with police in the capital.[19]
Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has accused Russia of supporting these protests meanwhile Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has denied this. Opposition members are also calling for the closing of the US controlled Manas Air Base.[20] Reports circulated that Kyrgyzstan's president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has fled the capital.[21]