OPPONENTS of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev took control overnight of Kyrgyzstan after a day of spectacular violence that ended with Mr Bakiyev fleeing the capital of the strategic Central Asian state. A health ministry official said 47 people had died, many from gunshot wounds, and more than 400 were injured. Officials said that the toll could be expected to rise.
Opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev said separately that more than 100 people had been killed in the violence.
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