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| Central Asia |
| Kyrgyz security chief survives attack |
| 2002-09-07 |
| A close adviser of Kyrgyzstan President Askar Akayev has been seriously wounded in a grenade attack. Officials said an unknown assailant had thrown at least one grenade at Security Secretary Misir Ashirkulov when he was returning home late on Friday in the capital, Bishkek. The attacker escaped and the motive behind the assault remains unclear. There has been a wave of civil unrest in Kyrgyzstan since March, when five people were killed in clashes with police during a protest rally. Terrorism? Or internal Kyrgyz politix? Wish we had better news sources in Central Asia... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 According to Ahmed Rashid: The Western military presence due to the war has revived hopes for greater democracy among Central Asia's secular political forces, both at home and among exiled politicians. For the first time in a decade, presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Askar Akayev of Kirgyzstan face opposition political movements, street protests and open calls for their resignations |
| Posted by: Paul 2002-09-07 20:56:57 |