Soldiers fire into crowd of protesters in Uzbekistan

Saturday, May 14, 2005

ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan -- Soldiers loyal to Uzbekistan's authoritarian leader, a U.S. ally, opened fire on thousands of demonstrators Friday to put down an uprising that began when armed men freed 2,000 inmates from prison, including suspects on trial for alleged Islamic extremism.

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