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According to witnesses, columns of armored vehicles and military trucks with soldiers headed towards the city on Friday night.
Videos have been posted on social media showing military vehicles entering the city, as well as armored transporters on the roads leading to Bishkek.
On Friday, a state of emergency was imposed in the capital by order of President Sooronbay Zeenbekov. This regime came into effect at 8 pm local time (5 pm Lithuanian) and will last until October 21.
By order of the head of state, military and military teams will be concentrated in the city, as well as checkpoints will be installed to guarantee security and public order.
According to national legislation, the parliament must approve said presidential decree within three days. Lawmakers are expected to pass it on Saturday.
Former Prime Minister and former MP Felix Kulov stated that if Parliament, Zhogork Kennes, did not convene a session, the decree would automatically take effect.
At the time, the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry specified that the state of emergency would come into effect on October 10.
The president took the step to stabilize the situation in Bishkek, where parties unhappy with the results of last weekend’s parliamentary elections hold daily protests.
On Friday in the city center, a demonstration organized by supporters of former President Almazbek Atambayev and supporters of former MP Sady Zhaparov turned into a confrontation in which unknown persons were shot multiple times in a car carrying the former head of state.
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