Kyrgyzstan residents angry after deadly anti-government protests

Mourners gather as the interim government works to restore public order after two nights of looting and gunfire. More than 75 people were killed in violent protests this week.

April 9, 2010

Thousands of angry Kyrgyz residents gather in Bishkek's central plaza to mourn more than 75 people killed in violent protests and demand that the interim government prosecute the nation's missing president for ordering security forces to fire on demonstrators.

Sergei Grits-AP

April 9, 2010

A Kyrgyz boy covers his face with the national flag as he joins others mourning revolt victims on the central square in Bishkek.

Alexander Zemlianichenko-AP

April 9, 2010

People grieve during a funeral for those killed during the uprising in Bishkek.

Vasily Fedosenko-Reuters

April 9, 2010

People cover graves after burying victims as part of a funeral ceremony for those killed during the uprising in Bishkek.

Vasily Fedosenko-Reuters

April 9, 2010

Kyrgyz residents put flowers on a fence in front of presidential headquarters as they gather to mourn victims of the revolt on the central square in Bishkek.

Alexander Zemlianichenko-AP

April 8, 2010

A teenager throws a curtain out of a looted government headquarters window as smoke blows out. Thousands of protesters have clashed with security forces throughout the country in the past few days, driving out local governments and seizing government headquarters in Bishkek. Elite riot police shot into crowds of protesters in Bishkek on Wednesday and hospitals were overwhelmed with the dead and wounded.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 8, 2010

Young people stand in front of the presidential office in Bishkek to prevent it from being looted. Kyrgyzstan's opposition said on Thursday it had taken power and dissolved parliament in the poor and strategically important Central Asian state after a bloody uprising forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 8, 2010

Protesters pose in Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's cabinet room inside the Kyrgyz government headquarters on central square in Bishkek.

Alexander Zemlianichenko-AP

April 8, 2010

Opposition lawmaker Isa Omurkulov speaks to protesters as they gather in front of Kyrgyz government headquarters on the central square in Bishkek.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 8, 2010

Protesters wave a national flag on the top of Kyrgyz government headquarters on central square in Bishkek.

Alexander Zemlianichenko-AP

April 8, 2010

Workers clear up glass and debris behind shop windows broken by looters in Bishkek.

Nina Gorshkova-AP

April 7, 2010

Riot police try to protect themselves against opposition supporters in Bishkek. Protesters are seeking the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whose leadership is seen as increasingly authoritarian.

Vyacheslav Oseledko-AFP/Getty Images

April 7, 2010

Riot police and protesters face off in front of the presidential administration building in Bishkek. Opposition leaders called for a nationwide uprising Wednesday.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

A protester is arrested in the capital. The opposition took over state television and announced negotiations for the president's resignation. The government could not be reached for a response to that claim.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

The condition of this victim of the clashes in the capital is unknown. Fighting originated in the western town of Talas, where demonstrators took over a government office Tuesday and later reported the death of the interior minister.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

A police vehicle burns in Bishkek. Crowd control measures initially included rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons and concussion grenades.

Vyacheslav Oseledko-AFP/Getty Images

April 7, 2010

A Kyrgyz protester waves the national flag. The president has not been seen publicly Wednesday, and his location is unknown.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 7, 2010

Police flee from protesters trying to seize the main government building. A personnel carrier was brought in by demonstrators to try to ram the gates.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 7, 2010

Protesters disperse after an encounter with riot police. At least 10 opposition leaders had been arrested as of late Tuesday.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

Police encounter opposition protest, which included stones and Molotov cocktails hurled by demonstrators.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

A demonstrator torches a car near the main government building in Bishkek. The prosecutor general's office in the city center also was set ablaze.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

An ambulance is packed with people hurt in Bishkek. Doctors at at the capital's main hospital had difficulty keeping up with the steady influx of the wounded.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 7, 2010

"Bakiyev out!" was a chant for demonstrators in the capital's streets.

Vyacheslav Oseledko-AFP/Getty Images

April 7, 2010

Some protesters arrived armed with rifles, which they shot into the air in the square in front of the main government building.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

April 7, 2010

A Kyrgyz protester kicks at officers captured at the opposition headquarters in Bishkek. The U.N. secretary-general is at the end of a trip to Central Asia and has called for dialogue to end the violence.

Ivan Sekretarev-AP

April 7, 2010

An unidenttified man uses a firearm near the main government building. The leader of the main opposition party called on fellow citizens to follow the philosophy of "freedom or death."

Azamat Imanaliyev-AP

April 7, 2010

Anti-government forces recently organized support over widespread anger about a 200 percent increase in electricity and heating gas bills.

Vladimir Pirogov-Reuters

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Kyrgyzstan residents angry after deadly anti-government protests

Mourners gather as the interim government works to restore public order after two nights of looting and gunfire. More than 75 people were killed in violent protests this week.

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