In the village of Osh region of Kyrgyzstan Aravane police prevented a riot. On this, as the agency 24.kg, said the regional police department.
The situation escalated in the village because of fighting between local taxi drivers Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationality. According to the 24.kg Go, and several drivers of Uzbek-Kirghiz beat up the driver. He came from the hospital. Suspects already arrested in the beating.
In turn, Interfax referring to a source in the local administration, said that on 17 July satisfy participants' fight occurred youth Kyrgyz and Uzbek ethnic groups, initiated by local taxi drivers.
According to ATC, the taxi driver beaten by family members tried to destroy the local market (the police did not specify whether the action is directed against specific people or ethnic background was.) In the village were brought additional forces riot police department of Osh oblast. Police reacted in time, which helped avoid massive massacres – note in the department.
Meanwhile, K-News agency, says that the riots did take place. According to him, July 18, a crowd of young men burst into the territory of the local market and smashed food shops and beat up people who were there at the time.
Relatives of the victim's taxi drivers also staged a rally outside the local administration. The administration reported that work to reconcile the parties. It also became known that satisfy participants in the closed shops and markets do not operate a taxi. Follow the order of about 500 police officers.
In the Osh region in July 2010 there were clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities, that killed several hundred people. The Kyrgyz authorities claim that the riots were provoked by supporters of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and international terrorists.