Local residents and officials in Kyrgyzstan's southern Jalal-Abad region have commemorated victims of deadly clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in June 2010. The commemoration event was held on June 13 at a memorial complex in the Suzak district, where the region's Deputy Governor Maksat Sydykov called on local residents to "preserve inter-ethnic concord." The ethnic clashes started on June 10, 2010, in Jalal-Abad and another southern region, Osh, and lasted for several days. At least 446 people were killed and thousands more were injured or displaced during the violence. Dozens more went missing. Most victims were ethnic Uzbeks. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Victims Of 2010 Ethnic Clashes Commemorated In Kyrgyzstan
People in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad region attend a commemoration on June 13 for victims of ethnic clashes in 2010.