Kyrgyzstan state of emergency declared
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Kyrgyzstan state of emergency declared
As Kyrgyzstan declares a state of emergency, the former president, Almazbek Atambayev, survived an assassination attempt in Bishkek on Friday when his car was shot at, Russia's RIA news agency cited an aide as saying.
Francis Maguire reports.
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