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Death toll rises in Kyrgyzstan unrest; state of emergency declared
Kyrgyzstan unrest
Kyrgyzstan’s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev ordered a state of emergency in Bishkek and three other areas on Wednesday amid clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators that reportedly left at least 17 protesters dead.
The impoverished mostly Muslim nation in ex-Soviet Central Asia has been gripped by political unrest for weeks.
Here are some analysts’ comments...