Sunday, June 13, 2010

Thousands of Uzbeks flee Kyrgyzstan

Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher reports from Bishkek
Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have fled fighting which has killed at least 100 people in the south of Kyrgyzstan. Up to 80,000 ethnic Uzbeks, mostly women and children, have crossed the border into neighbouring Uzbekistan and were being housed in hastily-set up camps along the border. Full article here

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