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with groups of opposition protesters attempting to storm
some government buildings, and clashing with riot police.
Tensions are high, as Kyrgyz authorities declared a national state of emergency,
and are enforcing curfews in at least three cities.
As riot police fired on opposition members and protesters fought
with stones and captured weapons, estimates of casualties have
varied widely, with reports ranging from 12 killed to over 100 killed.
Opposition leaders appear to have taken over some of the national
television channels, and President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appears to have
fled the capital, Bishkek overnight. As the situation in Kyrgyzstan
remains in flux, I may post more photos here later, as warranted.
(Entry updated 04/08, now 49 photos total)
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Kyrgyzstan on April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)
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during a rally in the northwestern town of Talas on April 6, 2010.
Kyrgyz protesters demonstrating against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
stormed a government office in the northwestern town of Talas on Tuesday
and there were conflicting reports on the fate of the regional governor.
(REUTERS
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an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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government buildings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters
who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the
capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation.
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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government building during a protest against the government in Bishkek
on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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against the government in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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main government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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main government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Azamat Imanaliyev)
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in the capital Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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anti-government protesters in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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from stone-throwers in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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some wounded, run for cover in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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15) Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from
a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek April 7, 2010.
(REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)
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with groups of opposition protesters attempting to storm
some government buildings, and clashing with riot police.
Tensions are high, as Kyrgyz authorities declared a national state of emergency,
and are enforcing curfews in at least three cities.
As riot police fired on opposition members and protesters fought
with stones and captured weapons, estimates of casualties have
varied widely, with reports ranging from 12 killed to over 100 killed.
Opposition leaders appear to have taken over some of the national
television channels, and President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appears to have
fled the capital, Bishkek overnight. As the situation in Kyrgyzstan
remains in flux, I may post more photos here later, as warranted.
(Entry updated 04/08, now 49 photos total)
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Kyrgyzstan on April 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)
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during a rally in the northwestern town of Talas on April 6, 2010.
Kyrgyz protesters demonstrating against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
stormed a government office in the northwestern town of Talas on Tuesday
and there were conflicting reports on the fate of the regional governor.
(REUTERS
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an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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government buildings in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters
who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the
capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation.
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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government building during a protest against the government in Bishkek
on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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against the government in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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main government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on April 7, 2010. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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main government building in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
(AP Photo/Azamat Imanaliyev)
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in the capital Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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anti-government protesters in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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from stone-throwers in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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some wounded, run for cover in Bishkek on April 7, 2010.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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15) Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from
a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek April 7, 2010.
(REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov)