Kyrgyzstan leader forced to flee as protesters storm headquarters

PRESIDENT Askar Akayev fled Kyrgyzstan yesterday after protesters stormed his headquarters, seized control of state television and rampaged through government offices, throwing computers and air conditioners out of windows.

Kyrgyzstan leader forced to flee as protesters storm headquarters

Members of the parliament that was in power before February’s disputed election met last night to discuss keeping order in the nation and conducting a new presidential vote, perhaps as early as May or June.

Parliament later elected former opposition politician Ishenbai Kadyrbekov as interim president.

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