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Four killed, dozens injured in southern Kyrgyz riots

© RIA Novosti . Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabank"A total of 53 injured are currently in hospitals in the Osh region. Four died, seven are in serious condition"
A total of 53 injured are currently in hospitals in the Osh region. Four died, seven are in serious condition - Sputnik International
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At least four people were killed and 53 taken to hospitals on Friday following riots in Kyrgyzstan's second largest city of Osh in the south of the country.

At least four people were killed and 53 taken to hospitals on Friday following riots in Kyrgyzstan's second largest city of Osh in the south of the country, Kyrgyzstan's health ministry said.

"A total of 53 injured are currently in hospitals in the Osh region. Four died, seven are in serious condition," a health ministry spokeswoman Svetlana Baitikova said, adding that the death toll reports are currently being verified.

Acting deputy health minister flew to the region to coordinate medical assistance to those injured.

Late on Thursday, violence broke out in various districts of Osh reportedly following a mass brawl between various groups of young people. Groups of youths rampaged through the city, setting cars on fire and breaking shop windows.

The cause of the riots is unknown as participants have not put forward any demands so far.

The interim government imposed a curfew in the city and its area, and declared the state of emergency.

 

BISHKEK, June 11 (RIA Novosti)

 

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