Clashes continue in Kyrgyzstan

Heavy arms fire rang out over the Kyrgyz city of Osh today as authorities struggled to bring order to the Central Asian country’s south after days of deadly ethnic riots.

The violence – which erupted last Thursday in Osh between the majority Kyrgyz population and Uzbeks and spread to surrounding regions – has prompted more than 100,000 Uzbeks to flee for their lives to Uzbekistan, with tens of thousands more camped on the Kyrgyz side of the border or stranded in no-man’s land.