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Zlobin said the United States also does not want a conflict in Kyrgyzstan that could pit its regional security interests against those of Russia and China.
The Kyrgyz opposition, which won just six of parliament’s 75 seats in recent elections, held peaceful street demonstrations that erupted into violence when protesters started seizing government buildings in southern Kyrgyzstan last week. The government responded by sending riot police to retake the buildings — a show of force that fueled protesters’ anger. Arming themselves with sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails, demonstrators seized more federal buildings and the airport in Osh, the country’s second-largest city. Buildings have also been seized in nearby Jalal-Abad.
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