ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan - At least one person was killed and five were wounded Friday when Uzbek soldiers opened fire on a square full of demonstrators in the city of Andijan, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw.
Soldiers fired in all directions, both in the air and at the crowd, as they made three passes in a lorry through the town`s central square where the demonstrators were gathered.
The crowd, which was protesting against President Islam Karimov`s government, fled in panic. At least one person was seen dead and five wounded after the shooting.
Overnight at least nine people were killed and 34 wounded in the city, authorities said, when rebels attacked public buildings and a jail to free prisoners being tried on Islamic extremism charges. Supporters have described the charges as trumped up.
05/13/2005 12:54 GMT