In Uzbekistan — up to 600 people are feared dead after soldiers opened fire on a mass gathering in one of the country’s largest cities. One teenage boy told the Washington Post “They shot at us like rabbits.” Even the local police begged the soldiers to stop shooting. In the end hundreds of bodies — including those of women and children — filled the square.
Military In Uzbekistan Kills Up to 600 People
HeadlineMay 16, 2005