Police used water cannons, rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Anti-government protesters stormed the Kyrgyz presidential office building, known as the White House.
Violent Clashes Break Out After Kyrgyz Elections
- By RFE/RL
Violent clashes between security forces and people angry over the results of parliamentary elections erupted after a large protest in Bishkek on October 5 calling for the annulment of the election results.
![Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building, seized by participants in protests against the results of the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, in Bishkek on October 5.](https://gdb.rferl.org/45a8e81a-7289-4938-8ff0-1705885a27c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building, seized by participants in protests against the results of the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, in Bishkek on October 5.
![Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8639fe0b-fec8-4a4d-9b72-92eb8ada5253_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.
![Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.](https://gdb.rferl.org/77051ec6-1132-4aff-af16-95cda4f034b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.
![Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.](https://gdb.rferl.org/47e2d49a-3463-471a-9097-bba864ad9608_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators in the Kyrgyz president's office at the White House building.
![Demonstrators walk from room to room in the White House building.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b8623a47-a6f0-4327-a87e-8d6a2020f5c8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators walk from room to room in the White House building.
![Protesters in Bishkek attempt to break through the gates of the government headquarters during a rally against the results of the parliamentary vote on October 5.](https://gdb.rferl.org/bb30da19-e981-4e31-881a-d702e4116092_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters in Bishkek attempt to break through the gates of the government headquarters during a rally against the results of the parliamentary vote on October 5.
![Riot police disperse protesters in Bishkek on October 5.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e4060ded-b1d2-4f8d-bfef-9683417a0bb4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police disperse protesters in Bishkek on October 5.
![Protesters run away from tear gas during clashes with riot police in Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/71a5a7aa-805f-4e1b-a40e-03dcb285c310_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters run away from tear gas during clashes with riot police in Bishkek.
![Riot police disperse protesters in Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/fa41cb47-48d4-45e2-849b-5a4934db862b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police disperse protesters in Bishkek.
![Protesters push a burning trash can towards riot police in Bishkek on October 5.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b24e4df2-ba55-4e76-b0de-837cf6f1db20_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters push a burning trash can towards riot police in Bishkek on October 5.
![Police using a water cannon against protesters.](https://gdb.rferl.org/83f6f21c-3144-44d2-8867-927aa7cee606_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police using a water cannon against protesters.
![Protesters throwing stones at riot police in Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/62eb13cf-a9fa-4948-8ec0-3c44a2c28078_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters throwing stones at riot police in Bishkek.
![A protester waves a Kyrgyz flag during a rally.](https://gdb.rferl.org/47088934-6102-4b68-8b3c-34d214375188_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester waves a Kyrgyz flag during a rally.
![Protesters gather in Ala-Too Square in Bishkek on October 6. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/025d2bde-d614-4531-bdf5-4ced84090ea4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters gather in Ala-Too Square in Bishkek on October 6.
![An injured person is attended to in an ambulance. More than 120 people were treated in Bishkek hospitals. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/1ecbd11f-7fd8-4a17-963a-f7fbceb5b8fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured person is attended to in an ambulance. More than 120 people were treated in Bishkek hospitals.
![People protesting the results of the parliamentary vote gather by a bonfire in front of the seized White House in Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c90e137a-5d74-4bb2-adef-5f5286613df7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People protesting the results of the parliamentary vote gather by a bonfire in front of the seized White House in Bishkek.