Is this fruit of the US-supported "Tulip Revolution"?
The BBC World Service reports:Security forces in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, have opened fire on anti-government demonstrators.
The government says it does not have sufficient forces to restore order
Eyewitnesses say that at least four people have been killed.
The authorities have declared a state of emergency in Bishkek, and the cities of Naryn and Talas.
Protesters in all three cities have been trying to to seize government buildings.
More on this story from Registan.net;Most readers of this website surely know that protesters seized the Talas administration building and took the regional governor hostage after the detention (rumored or actual isn’t clear) of opposition politician Bolot Sherniazov. Authorities shut down numerous websites and eventually cut off access to websites outside of Kyrgyzstan. Police took back the Talas administration building and dispersed protesters only to lose control to regrouped protesters shortly later. Regardless of whether or not he was actually arrested in the morning, Bolot Sherniazov was arrested, as were Almazbek Atambaev and Omurbek Tekebaev. Atambaev, and likely the many other opposition politicians who have reportedly been arrested, was arrested on suspicion of fomenting unrest in Talas.
