The interim government in Kyrgyzstan, which hosts US and Russian military bases, yesterday said it was powerless to stop armed gangs from burning down homes and businesses of ethnic Uzbeks in parts of Osh. Gun battles raged throughout Friday night.
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Plea for Russians to help end Kyrgyzstan bloodshed
Kyrgyzstan has appealed for Russian help to stop ethnic fighting that has killed at least 65 and left parts of its second-largest city in flames, the worst violence since the president was toppled in April.
