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At least 16 injured in Kyrgyzstan clashes after vote
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A woman casts a ballot at home during a parliamentary election in the village of Arashan, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Reuters Photo
A woman casts a ballot at home during a parliamentary election in the village of Arashan, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Reuters Photo

At least 16 people were injured Monday after a protest in Kyrgyzstan dissolved into clashes with police in the capital Bishkek following a disputed parliamentary election, the health ministry said.

The injured were receiving treatment in Bishkek hospitals, said the ministry, while an opposition leader, Janar Akayev, was injured in the clashes, his party Ata-Meken told

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(Published 05 October 2020, 23:03 IST)