June 15, 2010 7:27 PM

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UN says Kyrgyzstan to set up humanitarian corridor

The United Nations says Kyrgyzstan must set up a humanitarian corridor to help people affected by deadly fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. A top UN official Mr. Lynn Pascoe said he wanted to get help to Uzbekistan to make sure it could deal with the influx of refugees. Tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks have fled their homes in Kyrgyzstan and headed for Uzbekistan. The violence began in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad on Thursday and has left at least 138 dead. Reports from Osh, the second largest city of Kyrgyztan says there were more incidents of fighting overnight, and there was no indication the violence would end.

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