Kyrgyzstan riot police open fire as protesters storm government building

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Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

A car is set on fire in the street during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vlasimir Pirogov)

 

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A Kyrgyz opposition supporter runs with the national flag during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Police flee from Kyrgyz opposition supporters during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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A protester carries a police RPG and riot shield during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

 

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An ambulance packed with injured people prepares to leave the main government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

 

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A victim of clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters lies on a bloody sidewalk in Bishkek April 7, 2010. The condition of the victim is unknown. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

 

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Kyrgyz opposition supporters carry a man injured near the main government building during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Victims of clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters lie on the ground among stones and blood, near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

 

[Watchman]

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[Watchman]

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A Kyrgyz opposition supporter checks the body of a dead man on the street, killed during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Two men lay dead during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

People carry a victim of clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

 

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Protesters grab and drag a policeman during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)

 

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A plainclothes policeman kicks an anti-government protester in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz forces fired on thousands of protesters in central Bishkek on Wednesday after some of the protesters tried to smash two trucks through the perimeter fence of the government building, said a Reuters reporter at the scene. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogo)

 

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Official Name: Kyrgyz Republic
Local Name: Kyrgyz Respublikasy
Population: 5,356,869 (July 2008 est.)

Capital City: Bishkek

Languages: Kyrgyz (official), Russian (official)
Official Currency: Som
Ethnic Groups: Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Russian, Dungan, Ukrainian, Uyghur, other
Religions: Muslim, Russian Orthodox, other

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A protester carried a grenade launcher and a shield taken from riot police.

Protesters attacked a Kyrgyz police officer in Bishkek.

Anti-government protesters clashed with a policeman during riots near the presidential administration buildings in Bishkek.
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Injured policemen fled from anti-government demonstrators.

Protesters at the gates of the parliament building in Bishkek.
Photo: Vyacheslav Oseledko/Agence France-Presse
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A victim of clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters lay on the ground in Bishkek. The condition of the victim was unknown.
Photo: Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters​

 

[Watchman]

They look like FF characters

 

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Kyrgyzstani President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has apparently fled the country.
Photograph by: Vladimir Pirogov, Reuters​

 

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Opposition leader Rosa Otunbayeva has declared herself head of an interim government.

Burned cars are seen outside the presidential palace in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, April 8, 2010. The Kyrgyz presidential palace has been occupied by the opposition protesters, and a new government, led by Roza Otunbayeva, the country's former foreign minister and leader of the Social Democratic faction, has been formed, key opposition leader Temir Sariev claimed on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Sadat)


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