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Tags: Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Politics, News, World
 
Jun 7, 2010 14:24 Moscow Time
Azimbek Beknazarov. Photo: EPA
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Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies have detained 15 police snipers, who are accused of firing at opposition supporters during a protest rally in the capital Bishkek in early April, deputy interim premier Azimbek Beknazarov told the ITAR-TASS news agency on Monday.

He recalled that there were scores of snipers among those firing on the protesters in central Bishkek on April 7th in a crackdown that killed 91 people and injured at least 1,500 more.

The unrest prompted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s ouster and the creation of the new Kyrgyz interim government.    

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