Opposition Claims Control in Kyrgyzstan after Deadly Clashes

World | April 8, 2010, Thursday // 09:15
Opposition Claims Control in Kyrgyzstan after Deadly Clashes: Opposition Claims Control in Kyrgyzstan after Deadly Clashes According to the opposition, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the capital, Bishkek, for his home region of Jalalabad. Photo by BGNES

The opposition in Kyrgyzstan says it is setting up a "people's government" after deadly clashes left some 65 dead.

Ex-Foreign Minister, Roza Otunbayeva, told the BBC that new defense and interior ministers had been appointed.

According to the opposition, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the capital, Bishkek, for his home region of Jalalabad. There is no confirmation.

Protests at rising prices, corruption and the arrest of opposition leaders had erupted in three cities.

The country's health ministry said nearly 400 of 495 people injured in the violence were taken to hospital.

The scene in Bishkek on Thursday morning was calm, with the opposition apparently in control of the government headquarters that were the scene of deadly clashes on Wednesday.

Otunbayeva said the interim government would remain in power for six months and draw up a new constitution. She is expected to address parliament later.

Speaking to reporters, she said Bakiyev had returned to Jalalabad, in the south of the country, to try to rally support.

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