NEW KYRGYZ REGIME EMERGES
It dismisses defiance by the ousted leader and offers assurance to the U.S. on an air base.
Peter Leonard
The Philadelphia Inquirer/Associated Press, April 9, 2010
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Consolidating their victory after a bloody uprising, opposition leaders declared Thursday that they would hold power in Kyrgyzstan for six months and assured the United States it can keep its air base here - at least for now.
But there were signs of instability as deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, speaking from a southern stronghold, refused to relinquish power.
At least 75 people died and hundreds were wounded as government forces attacked protesters the day before.
Gunfire broke out after nightfall in the capital, Bishkek. With darkness descending, bands of armed marauders trawled the streets of the capital, despite warnings from the new leadership that looters would be shot.
The former Soviet nation is home to a U.S. military base supporting the fighting in Afghanistan that opposition figures have in the past said they want to see shut down. Kyrgyzstan also hosts a Russian base. It is the only nation where both former Cold War foes have bases.
It dismisses defiance by the ousted leader and offers assurance to the U.S. on an air base.
Peter Leonard
The Philadelphia Inquirer/Associated Press, April 9, 2010
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Consolidating their victory after a bloody uprising, opposition leaders declared Thursday that they would hold power in Kyrgyzstan for six months and assured the United States it can keep its air base here - at least for now.
But there were signs of instability as deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, speaking from a southern stronghold, refused to relinquish power.
At least 75 people died and hundreds were wounded as government forces attacked protesters the day before.
Gunfire broke out after nightfall in the capital, Bishkek. With darkness descending, bands of armed marauders trawled the streets of the capital, despite warnings from the new leadership that looters would be shot.
The former Soviet nation is home to a U.S. military base supporting the fighting in Afghanistan that opposition figures have in the past said they want to see shut down. Kyrgyzstan also hosts a Russian base. It is the only nation where both former Cold War foes have bases.
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