In South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks left at least 170 dead and hundreds injured. Thousands of Uzbeks fled to neighboring Uzbekistan. The Kyrgyz interim government declared a state of emergency and requested that Russia send troops to Kyrgyzstan; Russia declined the request.
http://lenta.ru/news/2010/06/15/traur/
UPDATE
Estimates: 1,900 dead, 400,000 refugees
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1387772&NodesID=5
http://lenta.ru/news/2010/06/17/uprooted/
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