Second Day Of Violence As Former Kyrgyz President Captured
Fiery clashes outside Bishkek after police launched a second, successful raid on the residence of Almazbek Atambaev on August 8.
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Supporters of Atambaev hurl rocks towards police lines.
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A minibus burns near the compound outside Bishkek where former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev was holed up.
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Police in gas masks during the August 8 operation. After an initial attempt to seize the former president ended on August 7 in the death of a member of the special forces and dozens of people injured, Kyrgyz authorities mustered an overwhelming police force for a second raid on the compound.
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Atambaev supporters and police face off on a road near the compound.
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Roads leading in to the village of Koi-Tash, where the former president lives, were blocked by police units as the second raid got under way.
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Police lines near Atambaev's compound.
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A flaming barricade in Koi-Tash village. Atambaev was initially wanted for charges that included corruption during his 2011-2017 presidency -- charges he said were politically motivated. After a special forces policeman was shot dead on the night of August 8, Kyrgyz officials said he would now also face questioning over that death at his residence.
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Tense scenes at a road block near the compound.
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Atambaev supporters on a field near the compound.
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Atambaev supporters run past a flaming vehicle in Koi-Tash village.
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A helicopter above the compound.
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Atambaev supporters at a road leading towards the compound.
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Police block a group of people near Atambaev's residence. In the early evening of August 8, Atambaev surrendered himself to police.
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Scenes near the compound after Atambaev's capture. He is now being held at the detention center of Kyrgyzstan's National Security Service in Bishkek.