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Large-scale opposition protests broke out in Talas in the north of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday (Photo: Flickr)

EU officials foresee no further violence in Kyrgyzstan

Contacts at the EU delegation in Bishkek, Kyrgyztsan, told EUobserver on Thursday morning (8 April) that the opposition has taken power and no more violence is expected, following street clashes on Wednesday which left over 60 people dead.

"I was in the city centre one hour ago. People are standing around in the central square. They are still looting the White House, carrying out computers and printers," one EU official, who did not want to be named, said by telephone from the Kyrgyz c...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Large-scale opposition protests broke out in Talas in the north of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday (Photo: Flickr)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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