Violent protests in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz opposition supporters clash with police during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on Wednesday. Opposition followers killed
Kyrgyz riot police block a road during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on Wednesday. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
A Kyrgyz opposition member throws a projectile at riot police during an anti-government demonstration in Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
A Kyrgyz opposition supporter sorts through items near a burning vehicle during an anti-government protest in Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
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Police advance to clear out Kyrgyz opposition supporters during an anti-government rally in Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
Police officers retreat as they are attacked by protestors in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday. (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)
Bloodied police officers try to regroup after clashing with anti-government protestors. (Ivan Sekretarev / Associated Press)
A Kyrgyz opposition supporter fires an automatic weapon near the main government building during a protest against the government in Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
A Kyrgyz riot policemen’s truck burns near a government building in the capital of Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
A Kyrgyz opposition supporter hands a national flag to a fellow demonstrator standing on a military truck during an anti-government protest in Bishkek. Nineteen people died and almost 200 were injured in riots that swept through the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a health ministry official told reporters. The official, Larisa Kachibekova, said many of the dead died from gunshot wounds. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
At left, a Kyrgyz opposition supporter is led away by police; at right, the same man lies dead on the ground a few hours later during an anti-government protest in Bishkek. (Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)
