UN appeals for Kyrgyzstan aid amid fears of violence

AsiaOne ^ | Sat Jun 19, 5:05 am ET | Antoine Lambroschini Antoine Lambroschini

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Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev was ousted as president of Kyrgyzstan on April 7, left the country under a deal brokered by Russia and the United States…. Victims of the unrest have told AFP that the violence was a brutal and orchestrated campaign by armed militias of ethnic Kyrgyz targeting Uzbeks, who make up 14 percent of Kyrgyzstan's population of 5.3 million. Clinton said the United States was working with the international community to support efforts by Kyrgyzstan's interim government to restore order and bring in aid.

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Clinton declined to comment on what might be the causes of the ethnic clashes, saying: "I think it would be premature to conclude what the source of this outbreak of violence is."