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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...
were later released the protests did not stop. The state TV, parliament and government buildings were seized by protesters in Bishkek, and the Bakiyev"s residence was burned. Kyrgyz media reported on Thursday that crowds were smashing up the Bishkek house of former prime minister Daniyar Usenov.Russia threw its weight behind the provisional Kyrgyz government.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with Otunbayeva, who asked Moscow for economic assistance, Putin"s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"It is important to note that the conversation was held with Otunbayeva in her capacity as the head of a national confidence government," Peskov said. He said Putin told Otunbayeva that Russia was ready to offer humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan.
Putin has called on the Kyrgyz government and opposition to restrain from violence, and denied claims by Kyrgyz opposition leaders that he had expressed support for the protestors. He said Russia has played no
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