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Plane crash in Kyrgyz town kills dozens January 17, 2017 by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports | Updated January 17, 2017 at 2:32 a.m. Keep up with this topic 0 Comments ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Baton-wielding police dispersed an anti-government demonstration in former Soviet Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, but protesters fought through tear gas and flash grenades to regroup, ...