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Carnage Ensues In Uzbekistan
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-05-14
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Between 200 and 300 people were killed as troops in Uzbekistan opened fire on a group of insurgents who were trying to break through a group of police and soldiers.
Uzbek president, Islam Karimov said that they were trying to negotiate a peaceful end to protests. In the bloodbath that ensued, witnesses say that the troops shot down innocent people too.
Karimov said that 10 government troops and "many more" militants also died in the deadly event. Soldiers kept relatives of the victims from collecting the bodies, and loaded them on a bus. According to AP,
A witness in central Andijan said: "Many, many dead bodies are stacked up by a school near the square," where soldiers on Friday put down an uprising that began when armed men freed 2,000 prisoners, including suspects on trial for alleged Islamic extremism.
She said early Saturday soldiers blocked friends and relatives from collecting about 15 bodies and later loaded them onto a bus and took them away.
Soldiers shot at thousands of armed protestors Friday who freed 2,000 inmates from prison. Karimov didn't say who fired first, but at least 100 people were wounded in the battle.
About the Author:
Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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