After a few days since the ethnic tensions started in Osh, now the violence has spread to the neighboring city of Jalal-Abad. Thousands of refugees mainly elderly, women and children have flocked at the border of Uzbekistan.
According to BBC and other news agencies, most of the refugees have been let into Uzbekistan, but many more are still stranded at the border.
The Kyrgyz government says that it is not being able to deal with this issue and asked Russia to intervene and send a peacekeeping force. Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, said it cannot intervene since it is an internal issue of Kyrgyzstan.
According to RFE/RL, since the conflict started 84 people died and thousands are wounded. However, eyewitnesses claim that the death toll is more than the official numbers and bodies can be found on the streets of Osh.
Related videos:
1. BBC News - Hundreds Flee Kyrgyz Violence - - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10300418.stm
2. Aljazeera - Uzbeks Flee Kyrgyzstan Violence - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nht2UrGI2tc
3. Eurasianet - Panic at Border As Uzbek Refugees Flee Unrest in Osh - - http://www.eurasianet.org/node/61285
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