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KYRGYZSTAN

President accepts prime minister's resignation

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed an order dismissing Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and his Cabinet on Friday, his office said in a statement. Kyrgyz members of Parliament said Boronov tendered his resignation after opposition groups on Tuesday seized government buildings. The president later ordered troops to be deployed in the capital Bishkek as he declared a state of emergency. His order did not say how many troops must be deployed but instructed them to use military vehicles, set up checkpoints, and prevent armed clashes.