Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, orders looters shot | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's opposition said on Thursday it had seized power in the impoverished and strategically important Central Asian state after an uprising forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital.
With rioters roaming the streets and widespread looting after a day in which dozens were killed in clashes between protesters and police, the self-proclaimed new interior minister ordered security forces to fire on looters.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it was crucial to restore order in Kyrgyzstan after the turmoil set off by social and economic unrest.
Roza Otunbayeva, leader of the interim government, demanded the resignation of the president, whom she helped propel to power five years ago. But a local news agency cited Bakiyev as refusing to step down."
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