Kyrgyzstan riot police open fire as protesters storm government building

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Servicemen stand guard before a funeral ceremony for those killed during the uprising in Bishkek April 10, 2010.
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A mullah, left, supervises over a mass funeral at the Ata-Beyit memorial complex on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, April 10, 2010.

People lay flowers on a grave during a funeral ceremony for those killed during the uprising in Bishkek April 10, 2010.​

 

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Roza Otunbayeva (C), the interim government leader, attends a funeral ceremony for those killed during the uprising in Bishkek April 10, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is interviewed by The Associated Press at his family home in the village of Teyit, in the Jalal-Abad region, southern Kyrgyzstan, Sunday, April 11, 2010.​

 

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Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev greets his supporters after a rally in the village of Teyit, in Jalal-Abad region in southern Kyrgyzstan, Monday, April 12, 2010. Bakiyev on Monday rallied supporters in his home village, testing his ability to mount resistance to the opposition forces that drove him out of the capital last week.

Kyrgyzstan's interim government leader Roza Otunbayeva speaks to the media in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday, April 12, 2010. Otunbayeva, after meeting Monday with European Union representatives, said "We are in a rather rigid and delicate situation, people in the street demand revenge, they are ready to go there and deal with him shortly, but we'll be cautious as far as the forceful scenario is concerned and won't allow new victims." After taking power Thursday, the interim leaders claimed to have expanded their control throughout the country.​

 

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An armed guard stands at the entrance where ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev stays in Jalalabad Region in southern Kyrgyzstan, April 12, 2010. Kyrgyzstan's interim government said on Monday it was planning a special operation against Bakiyev, who warned any attempt to seize him would result in bloodshed.​

 

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Supporters of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (unseen) stand behind blue and red signs during a rally in Jalalabad some 600 km outside Bishkek on April 13, 2010. The interim authorities in Kyrgyzstan on April 13 stripped ousted president Bakiyev of his immunity to prosecution, warning he would be arrested unless he surrendered. Bakiyev remained defiant on April 13, holding a rally in in the southern city of Jalalabad attended by thousands of supporters and still refusing to formally step aside as president. Banners read 'Legitimate acting President !', Keep your hands off the legitimate president, Youth for the legitimate president!' and 'Temporary Government is illegal!'.​

 

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Ousted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev looks at his watch during a news conference in Teyit on April 13, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's toppled president Kurmanbek Bakiyev Tuesday offered to resign for the first time since he was ousted in protests, but only if he received security guarantees from his foes.​

 

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Body guards of ousted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev patrol during a news conference in Teyit on April 13, 2010.​

 

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake (L) and Kyrgyz interim government leader Roza Otunbayeva attend a news conference in Bishkek April 14, 2010. The United States said on Wednesday it was prepared to help Kyrgyzstan's new rulers, putting pressure on ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who hinted he may go into exile.​

 

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, right, lays a wreath at a memorial place to commemorate those killed in the April 7 uprising in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Blake's visit to meet with the interim authorities underlined Washington's strong concern about stability in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States has an air base that is key to military operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

 

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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with top officials in Moscow April 14, 2010. Russia will provide $50 million in grants and loans to Kyrgyzstan, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday, after members of the interim Kyrgyz government said the Central Asian nation had no money left. Putin said the amount of aid granted by Moscow to Kyrgyzstan, where the previous government was overthrown last week, could be increased if needed.​

 

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Supporters of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev shout slogans as they try to prevent interim government followers from holding a rally at the central square in Jalalabad April 14, 2010. The interim leader in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday called for Bakiyev to stand trial for his role in the bloodshed on April 7 which saw Bakiyev flee the capital and lose power.

A supporter (L) of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev argues with an interim government follower (R) who intends to take part in a rally at the central square in Jalalabad April 14, 2010.​

 

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Vehicles of Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyey, his aides and supporters go through a road in convoy in the outskirts of Jalal-Abad, heading to the town of Osh for meeting with supporters, southern Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, April 15, 2010.​

 

[lianbeng]

nowsday protestors always attack govt buildings.
thai red shirts just did it now their turn.
who next?

 

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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (2nd L) greets his supporters before his intended address to them at a square in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh April 15, 2010.​

 

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Bodyguards clear the way for Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (2nd R) as he leaves the scene after failing to address his supporters at a square in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh April 15, 2010. Bodyguards of Kyrgyzstan's embattled president fired shots into the air to help President Bakiyev escape a crowd of 1,000 opponents that disrupted his rally in the country's south on Thursday.​

 

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Bodyguards clear the way for Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (L in the background, facing the camera) as he leaves the scene after failing to address his supporters at a square in Kyrgyzstan's southern city of Osh April 15, 2010. Bodyguards of Kyrgyzstan's embattled president fired shots into the air to help President Bakiyev escape a crowd of 1,000 opponents that disrupted his rally in the country's south on Thursday.​

 

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Some supporters of Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev hold guns during a rally in the city of Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, April 15, 2010. Gunfire broke out Thursday at the rally where Bakiyev was speaking to supporters. Bakiyev was quickly hustled into a car and driven away from the scene.​

 

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Zhanybek Bakiyev, center back in uniform, former head of the state guard service, and brother of Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is surrounded by bodyguards at a rally in the city of Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, April 15, 2010. Kurmanbek Bakiyev's efforts to gather support in Kyrgyzstan's south, his traditional and clan power-base, took a severe blow in the morning when he tried to speak to a rally in Osh, the region's biggest city. Within a few moments of taking the stage, gunfire split the air and Bakiyev was hustled into a car and driven away.​

 

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A convoy of cars of Kyrgyzstan's deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyey return from the town of Osh to his home village of Teyit, in the Jalal-Abad region, southern Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, April 15, 2010.​