Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest

Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest

Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan's autonomous province of Karakalpakstan last week, Uzbek authorities said on Monday -- the worst bout of violence in the Central Asian nation in 17 years.

Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan: 18 killed and hundreds injured in unrest

The clashes were the deadliest seen in the central Asian country in nearly two decades

Uzbekistan says 18 dead in Nukus unrest

Uzbek authorities said Monday 14 civilians and four police were killed in mass unrest that erupted in the capital of the Karakalpakstan over a proposed new constitution that would strip the region of its right to vote on secession. Rustam Dzhurayev, commander of the National Guard for the region, said…

18 killed, hundreds wounded amid unrest in Uzbekistan province

Karakalpakstan, situated on the shores of the Aral Sea, is home to Karakalpaks, an ethnic minority group whose language is closer to Kazakh than Uzbek

Uzbekistan Says 18 Killed, Hundreds Wounded in Unrest

Security forces detained 516 people during the protests which broke out over plans to curtail Karakalpakstan's autonomy but have now released many of them, the national guard press office told a briefing

Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest

ALMATY -- Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan's autonomous province of Karakalpakstan that broke out last week over plans to curtail its autonomy, Uzbek authorities said on Monday. Read More