Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...
by economic problems, high-profile murders, prison riots and disputes over the control of lucrative businesses.Unrest continues
A RIA Novosti correspondent at the scene reported on Thursday that crowds have set fire to and looted parts of the government headquarters in capital Bishkek.
Around 1,000 people gathered in the square in front of the building and looters carried equipment and carpets out of the building. Smoke could be seen rising from the sixth and seven floors, where the presidential offices are.
A blood-splattered portrait of Bakiyev was hanging from a fence in front of the government building.
Fires raged across the city and shops have been looted. Similar scenes have been reported throughout the country.
The opposition called for calm and urged people to stop looting. The interior minister in the provisional government, Bolot Sherniyazov of the Ata-Meken opposition party, announced on state TV he had issued an
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