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Tensions continue in Kyrgyzstan

June 17, 2010
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Thousands of refugees are still fleeing ethnic tensions in southern Kyrgyzstan, trying to cross the border into Usbekistan. Humanitarian assistance has begun to arrive but the UN says it is still not enough.

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