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Ousted Bakiyev leaves Kazakhstan
2010-04-20
[Iran Press TV Latest] Ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left neighboring Kazakhstan, where he had sought refuge after his government was toppled.

"He's left Kazakhstan," Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilyas Omarov told The Associated Press, but did not provide details on his planned destination.

Bakiyev left Kyrgyzstan for Kazakhstan on Thursday, after spending over a week in hiding in southern parts of the country following a deadly revolt which toppled him and left at least 80 people dead.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday offered Bakiyev sanctuary in his country.

Another possible destination is the United Arab Emirates, where Bakiyev is thought to own property, according to AP.
Why not the Caymans? He's got money there ...
Kyrgyzstan is still tense as the interim government tries to extend its grip on power. Fresh unrest erupted on Monday as hundreds of angry protesters armed with sticks and stones clashed with landowners outside capital Bishkek.

Security forces rushed to the scene to disperse the demonstrators, who seized land on the outskirts of the capital, media reports say. At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured, DPA reported.

In the capital, the protesters forced the acting mayor of Bishkek, Isa Omurkulov, to sign a document authorizing the handover of the land they had seized earlier, the official Kabar news agency reported.
Posted by:Fred

#2  ION SAME + FOXNEWS AM > MILITANTS/REBELS KILL FOUR RUSSIAN SECURITY OFFICERS IN CHECHNYA.

FOX - repor that the the Bad Boyz are demanding A RIGID SHARIA-BASED, PAN-CAUCASUS [former SSRS AMAP ASAP] ISLAMIC STATE = EMIRATE FULLY INDEPENDENT FROM RUSSIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-04-20 21:57  

#1  As per TOPIX, RUSSIA has ordered its military to protect ethnic Russians in Kyrgyzstan.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-04-20 21:51  

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