A government formed by opposition in Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday it has taken full power in the country after two days of unrest that left at least 47 people killed, the opposition-nominated premier said.
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Usenov has signed a letter of resignation. Power is fully in the control of the opposition," Rosa Otunbayeva said. "The whereabouts of Bakiyev are unknown."
Otunbayeva said the opposition in the ex-Soviet Central Asian state is not yet forming a new cabinet but has divided areas of responsibility for ruling the country.
Protests, which started in the northwestern Kyrgyz town of Talas on Tuesday, spread to other regions of the country, including the capital Bishkek. Some 400 people were injured, according to health authorities. Opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev said the death toll was about 100 people.
"Today we went to a meeting with the government so they would lay down their arms and transfer power," Tekebayev, who leads the Ata-Meken opposition party said on national television, which is now controlled by protestors.
He added that special volunteer groups would be set up to ensure order in the country.
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