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State of emergency declared in south Kyrgyz Jalalabad region

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The Kyrgyz interim government made a decision on Sunday to introduce a state of emergency in the entire territory of the Jalalabad Region in south Kyrgyzstan following recent riots and impose a curfew in the area

The Kyrgyz interim government made a decision on Sunday to introduce a state of emergency in the entire territory of the Jalalabad Region in south Kyrgyzstan following recent riots and impose a curfew in the area.

"Due to the incessant clashes, the government decrees for the purposes of citizens' security to introduce a state of emergency in the entire territory of the Jalalabad Region and impose a curfew there from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.," the decree said.

The state of emergency will be in effect until June 22, 2010, the decree said.

BISHKEK, June 13 (RIA Novosti)

 

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