国际英语新闻：Kyrgyz police disperse anti-government protests

BISHKEK, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz police were mobilized Thursday to disperse anti-government demonstrators outside the capital city of Bishkek.

Kyrgyz police forces fired in the air to disperse some 2,000 demonstrators assembling outside Bishkek to support Urmat Baryktabasov, a former presidential candidate.

Police also stopped a number of buses loaded with supporters who intended to go into the capital.

Baryktabasov has long been wanted by authorities for trying to oust a previous government in 2005 while trying to run for president at that time. He recently returned to Kyrgyzstan after fleeing the country for five years.

Interim President Roza Otunbayeva said Thursday that Baryktabasov has been arrested.

Also on Thursday, some 1,000 protesters marched across central Bishkek and gathered outside the parliament to voice dissatisfaction with the current caretaker government.