Uzbeks allege rapes, say troops let violence occur

Friday, June 18, 2010

OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- An estimated 400,000 people -- nearly one-twelfth the population -- have fled their homes to escape Kyrgyzstan's ethnic violence, the U.N. said Thursday as throngs of refugees huddled in camps along the Uzbekistan border without adequate food or water.

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