Media: In Jalal-Abad, demonstrators held hostage Acting Defense Minister of Kyrgyzstan

In the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalal-Abad, demonstrators gathered to protest at the city racetrack, taken hostage by the Acting Minister of Defense, Special Representative of the interim government of Kyrgyzstan Ismail Isakov.
In addition, as reported by ITAR-TASS quoted an eyewitness in the hands of protesters came as Acting Governor of Jalal-Abad region Bektur Asanov. This protesters brutally beaten government officials.
The Provisional Government did not confirm that officials captured. The representative of the country's leadership said that the scene goes contradictory information.
According to some reports, the seizure was not, and officials simply stand in a crowd of demonstrators and lead negotiations with them. Source in the administration of Jalal-Abad said that Isakov did leave the racetrack, but may soon return and continue to talk with the audience.
As noted by the observers, the situation in the Jalal-Abad more than tense. Demonstrators at the track, representing the Kyrgyz population of the area, oppose the leader of the Uzbek community Kadyrjan Batyrov, who is accused of trying to foment ethnic hatred and the distribution of weapons.

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Meanwhile, in another part of town - not far from the University of Friendship of Peoples, built by means of the Uzbek community - there were about two thousand men, ready to repel attacks against the protesters at the racetrack.
Local troops are patrolling the city last night, is now virtually non-existent. The regional administration building, is guarded special forces, was currently unprotected. Closed all agencies, cafes and educational establishments. On the streets practically empty.
We recall, Wednesday, May 19 in Jalalabad erupted between representatives of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities. Riot victims steel Two people, 62 more needed medical care. After that, the city introduced police special forces and interior troops. In Jalal-Abad regime was introduced emergency.

Adapted from:

NEWSru.com,

Interfax