Kyrgyzstan to mourn violent clashes victims Wednesday

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BISHKEK, June 15 (Itar-Tass) - Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday will mourn
victims of the bloody clashes in Osh and Jalal-Abad that began on June 11
killing 171 people and injuring another 1,700, the head of the republic's
interim government, Roza Otunbayeva, said on Tuesday.
She noted that despite the tragic events the authorities do not plan
to postpone a referendum on the country's constitutional reform scheduled
for June 27.
"The referendum will take place as scheduled," Otunbayeva said.
The vote of confidence in Otunbayeva along with the launch of the
parliamentary form of government and liquidation of the Constitutional
Court will be put on the referendum. Voters have to answer "yes" or "no"
all three questions on the ballot paper at once, which evoked discontent
among Kyrgyzstan's non-governmental and public organizations.
According to the interim prime minister, the number of refugees among
the Uzbek population reached 30,000-40,000.

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