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Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan
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Tens of thousands of refugees from southern Kyrgyzstan are fleeing to neighboring Uzbekistan after three days of violence aimed at ethnic Uzbeks. Hamid Ishmailov, head of BBC’s Central Asian and Caucasus service, reports from Kyrgyzstan.