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Number of Civilians Uprooted by Kyrgyz Crisis on the Rise – UN Fefugee Agency

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 June 2010 – Some 400,000 people have been uprooted by the violence that began in Kyrgyzstan last week, the United Nations refugee agency said today, citing figures provided by governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground.

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Around 300,000 of those fleeing the clashes between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks in the southern part of the Central Asian nation are believed to be internally displaced within the country, while an estimated 100,000 others have…

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