Protesters have seized again a regional government building in north-western Kyrgyzstan after fighting off riot police amid spiraling tensions in the Central Asian nation.
Thousands of angered demonstrators assembled early Tuesday in the city of Talas to protest rising fuel prices, demanding that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev resign.
Another 500 surrounded the local police headquarters.
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Usenov vowed to crack down on the demonstrators.
"I urge the organizers of these actions to desist from what they are doing. For those that do not listen, measures will be severe," Usenov said.
Opposition parties, however, plan a mass rally Wednesday Wednesday in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
The country hosts a primarily US operated air base, Menas, near Bishkek. The base supports military operations in neighboring Afghanistan.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=122677§ionid=351020406.
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