Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Kyrgyz city still tense after ethnic fighting



OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyz troops patrolled the burned-out streets of the southern city of Osh on Wednesday to maintain a fragile peace between ethnic groups following days of fierce fighting. A Kyrgyz serviceman sits on an armoured vehicle in the city of Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, June 15, 2010. (REUTERS/Stringer) Mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan has been on edge since a revolt in April toppled the president of the ethnically divided Central Asian country and brought an interim government to power. Clashes between its main ethnic...

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