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Reuters: Ethnic Violence In Kyrgyzstan Kills 117

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Tags: Ethnic Violence, Kyrgyzstan, Osh

Kyrgyzstan's interim government said on Monday it had arrested a "well-known person" on suspicion of fomenting the worst ethnic riots in 20 years, which have killed at least 117 and left cities in flames.

The Interior Ministry in the Central Asian state, which hosts Russian and U.S. military bases, said the situation in Osh and Jalalabad was "tense." A Reuters witness in Osh said gangs resumed shooting on Monday at residents and homes in one area of the city.

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