Death toll surpasses 120 in Kyrgyzstan violence
20:51, 14 June 2010
BISHKEK. June 14. KAZINFORM As many as 124 people were killed and over 1,685 injured in the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, said the health ministry on Monday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The current clashes followed violence in May when supporters of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev clashed with supporters of the interim government in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad.
Bakiyev was ousted in April when riots broke out across the country. At least 85 people were killed and thousands of others injured in clashes.
Kyrgyzstan is expected to have a vote on a new constitution later this month, followed by new parliamentary elections in October; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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