Violence continues in Uzbekistan as 700 feared dead
Gunfire persisted today in the eastern city where Uzbek security forces fired on protesters last week – a clash that reportedly left several hundred dead - and new reports emerged that violence in nearby towns killed hundreds more, further threatening the stability of the government.
Thespreading unrest in a region bordering Kyrgyzstan – the worst since Uzbekistan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 – also left 11 people dead in clashes yesterday in a third town and sparked a rampage by residents in a fourth on Saturday, witnesses said.
