Kyrgyzstan's new leadership clamps down on disorder

Kyrgyzstan’s interim prime minister chose his key officials as the new leadership moved quickly to try to quell widespread disorder and looting following the overthrow of the president.

Kyrgyzstan’s interim prime minister chose his key officials as the new leadership moved quickly to try to quell widespread disorder and looting following the overthrow of the president.

“The city looks as if it has gone mad,” said Felix Kulov, a prominent opposition leader released from prison during Thursday’s turmoil and appointed co-ordinator of the country’s law-enforcement agencies.

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