"Currently, in the regions of Osh and Jhalalabad , 97 people have died. A further 1247 have been hospitalised," a spokeswoman commented. Some reports caution that the actual death toll might be higher than the figures announced. The violence, now in its third day, initially began in the city of Osh, but has since spread to neighbouring vicinities. A resident in Jalalabad told the Agence France-Presse news service by telephone that "at the current moment, there are shoot-outs going on in the streets." Another witness described there being "a veil of smoke covering the whole city."
"Currently, in the regions of and , 97 people have died. A further 1247 have been hospitalised," a spokeswoman commented. Some reports caution that the actual death toll might be higher than the figures announced. The violence, now in its third day, initially began in the city of Osh, but has since spread to neighbouring vicinities. A resident in told the Agence France-Presse news service by telephone that "at the current moment, there are shoot-outs going on in the streets." Another witness described there being "a veil of smoke covering the whole city."
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Osh and Jhalalabad
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Jalalabad