国际英语新闻：Kyrgyz opposition claims to take power, form new government

BISHKEK, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The opposition protesters claimed to have installed a new government in Kyrgyzstan late Wednesday amid dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries in the clash with the security forces in the country's capital city of Bishkek.

Key opposition leader Temir Sariev said on Wednesday a new government, led by Roza Otunbayeva, the country's former foreign minister and leader of the Social Democratic faction, has been formed.

He also said the Central Asian country's Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov had signed a letter of resignation, adding that the opposition has entered the building where government operates.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has flied out of the country, and either his whereabouts or destination remained unknown, according to unconfirmed sources.

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Saniyar Usenov speaks at a press conference in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz opposition leader Temir Sariyev said later Wednesday that Usenov had agreed the incumbent government to resign. However, it has not been comfirmed by the government yet.

However, a senior official in the opposition Social Democratic Party said the president's plane already landed in the southern city of Osh.

While opposition claiming it has occupied the presidential palace, Roza Otunbayeva said they are in "full control" of the situation.

The anti-government protesters also seized the headquarters of the country's internal security forces.

Passing the mid-night in the capital, the situation seemed to have eased a little compared to one or two hours ago, with the assembled protesters began to disperse, said the Xinhua reporter.