That's a headline that certainly doesn't bode well for Kyrgyzstan's future, but that's how things stand over there these days. Interim President Roza Otunbayaeva has asked Russia to send in peacekeepers:
The situation is spinning out of control. We need foreign military help and we have asked Russia to send it. We must do our utmost to save people's lives. There are reports that armaments and weapons have fallen into the hands of raging gangs in Osh. The security forces in the capital Bishkek are on high alert following the events of yesterday, when mobs demanded guns and buses to go to the south. Roza Otunbayeva, from here.
I'm not sure whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, but thus far, Russia has declined to send in military assistance.
Meanwhile, thousands of ethnic Uzbeks (mostly women and children) seem to be making for Uzbekistan, while at the same time begging for help from Uzbek troops:
The situation is spinning out of control. We need foreign military help and we have asked Russia to send it. We must do our utmost to save people's lives. There are reports that armaments and weapons have fallen into the hands of raging gangs in Osh. The security forces in the capital Bishkek are on high alert following the events of yesterday, when mobs demanded guns and buses to go to the south. Roza Otunbayeva, from here.
I'm not sure whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, but thus far, Russia has declined to send in military assistance.
Meanwhile, thousands of ethnic Uzbeks (mostly women and children) seem to be making for Uzbekistan, while at the same time begging for help from Uzbek troops:
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