Curfew Lifted in Much of Uzbekistan
Soviet authorities have lifted curfew restrictions in much of Uzbekistan, where ethnic violence killed nearly 100 people last month, Tass said Tuesday.
The curfew was abolished in most of the region’s settlements and shortened by an hour in the towns of Fergana, Margilan, Kokand and Kuvasai, the official Soviet news agency said.
The victims, mostly members of the Meskhetian minority, were killed last month in 10 days of rioting in Fergana, Kokand and surrounding areas. Troops from the Interior Ministry were sent in to restore order.
Col. Gen. Yuri Shatalin, commander of the Interior Ministry troops, told Tass that the forces would be withdrawn and the curfew lifted completely only when all those involved had been detained.
Suspects in 30 murder cases have already been arrested and charged, Tass said.
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