My Way News - Ethnic riots sweep Kyrgyzstan, govt begs for help
My Way News reports: "Ethnic riots wracked southern Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, forcing thousands of Uzbeks to flee as their homes were torched by roving mobs of Kyrgyz men. The interim government begged Russia for troops to stop the violence, but the Kremlin offered only humanitarian assistance [...] As Uzbek refugees, mostly women and children, fled the city toward the border, they were shot at and many were killed, witnesses said. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had received reports of tens of thousands people fleeing the fighting and looting."