Kyrgyz government collapses (Agencies) Updated: 2005-03-25 07:51
Black smoke billows into the air outside the
presidential residence in Bishkek yesterday. Kyrgyzstan's opposition
seized the main government building in the capital. [Reuters]
Two protesters with the Kyrgyz state flag,
stand on a roof of government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,
Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the government and
presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, entering the building
after clashing with riot police who had surrounded it during a large
opposition rally and march. [AP]
Opposition leader, Ulan Shambetov, surrounded
by supporters, sits in Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev's chair in
presidential headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24,
2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on
Thursday, seizing control of the main symbol of state power after clashing
with riot police surrounding it during a large opposition rally.
[AP]
Kyrgyz boys gesture during opposition rally in
Bishkek, March 24, 2005. [Reuters] |
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