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Kyrgyzstan Violence Kills Dozens

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Posted on Jun 11, 2010

Ethnic violence erupted in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 46 people and injuring hundreds more as the interim national government imposed a state of emergency in the region on Friday.

Witnesses say fighting broke out between rival Krygyz and Uzbek groups in the southern city of Osh, a stronghold of Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was overthrown as president by a popular revolt in April. —JCL

Al Jazeera English:

Several buildings across Osh were ablaze, according to witnesses, in the wake of shooting that began on Thursday night.

“Clashes and exchanges of fire between groups of youths took place in Osh and the neighbouring districts of Karassu, Arava and Uzgen,” Farid Niyazov, a government spokesman, said.

“A state of emergency has been declared in Osh and these districts from June 11 until June 20.”

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By last_boy_scout, June 14, 2010 at 8:50 am Link to this comment

Being on the Russian part, I can say that events seem to be a provocation. A bloody and atrocious one, but that doesn’t change a thing. The previous riots resulted in the ascendancy of today’s interim government have started a mere week after the U.S. bases were banned from the country and its servicemen were made to leave within a 10-days term.

This might not necessarily be the provocation of last President Kurmanbek Bakiyev — he flee to Byelorussia, if I’m not mistaken. Still there are enough powers benefitting from destabilizing the situation in the region. I pity for the common folk who always suffer at the situation like that.

Surely, there’s a chance that these are the tricks of the southern clans who lost most part of their
influence during the latest turmoil. I’ve read quite an interesting article on the issue

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By average USA Joe, June 11, 2010 at 1:58 pm Link to this comment

Now who do you think is behind all this?

who’s the biggest terrorist in the world who wants to regain its logistical supply points to Afghanistan?

I wonder if they’re gonna try one of their color revolution charade again?

in the same vein…  follow Turkey, watch for military coup or other shenanigan… very soon.

If you know what I mean.

The reality is:

Afghanistan is lost.
Nato is imploding and finished.
The big false flag trigger events are very close at hand.

“going for broke” is the name of their next operation.

watch out, stay safe.

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