Kyrgyzstan faces attempted coup as opposition storm government buildings

People protesting against the results of a parliamentary election stand in front of the government headquarters. which has been taken over in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 6 2020. REUTERS/VLADIMIR PIROGOV.

One person was killed and 590 wounded in unrest overnight, the government said. The opposition said it had freed Almazbek Atambayev, a former president jailed on corruption charges, and was already discussing the line-up of a provisional government. Burnt-out cars littered Bishkek, the capital, on Tuesday morning after protesters took control of the main government building, known as the White House, which briefly caught fire before emergency services put out the blaze.

Police had been ordered to ensure citizens’ safety and prevent clashes and looting, the same spokesperson said. Protesters then broke into the headquarters of the State Committee on National Security and freed former president Almazbek Atambayev, who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term earlier in 2020 on corruption charges after falling out with Jeenbekov, his successor.

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