Kyrgyzstan has opened for refugees border with Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan has opened the border with Uzbekistan for the passage of refugees from the collision zone in the Osh region.
It was said by the head of the interim government of the republic Roza Otunbaeva.
"Before we decided to open the border in the direction of Uzbekistan for the passage of women, the elderly and children. With the Uzbek side is understood in this part," - she said.
According to Otunbayeva, the authorities in Kyrgyzstan have gone to the opening of the border due to the huge number of calls, the incoming interim government "on the defenseless people."
Meanwhile, the number of people killed in clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan reached 50 people. According to the Ministry of Health, for medical attention 663. 429 had to be hospitalized.
The Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan encourages junior and senior officers of the former employees of ministries of defense, interior, security services, as well as previous service in Afghanistan to join the counter-insurgency in the south of the country, reports news agency 24.kg. On Saturday, June 12 from Bishkek already fly the first group of volunteers numbering 300 people, said Beknazarov. Speaking about the situation in Osh, he said that "continued to fire, burn houses, people are scared."
Riots in Osh started Thursday, June 10, because of local clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. Because of the deteriorating situation in the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan is almost three times increased food prices, broken gas and there are shortages of electricity supply. Last night firefighters had to extinguish more than 30 large fires, which mainly were the result of arson.
On Friday, June 11, authorities announced the city under curfew. However, participants ignored the massacres that measure.

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