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Kyrgyz parliament member killed in attack
By Associated Press, 6/10/2005 06:25
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) A Kyrgyz lawmaker who was a close
ally of the country's former leader was gunned down Friday,
officials said.
Jyrgalbek Surabaldiyev was shot by two unidentified assailants
as he was getting into his car, said Kyrgyz Interior Minister Murat
Sutalinov.
His driver was wounded in the attack, which happened in a
central square where Parliament and several government agencies are
located.
Surabaldiyev was a strong supporter of longtime President Askar
Akayev, who was ousted in March's popular uprising and fled to
Russia. Some of Surabaldiyev's political foes accused him of
organizing widespread looting in the Kyrgyz capital after Akayev's
ouster.
Surabaldiyev also owned a car market in the Kyrgyz capital.
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