SLIDE SHOW: Kyrgyzstan: Scenes From the Turmoil
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A black sign on the front gates of the White House in Bishkek warns that if you cross this fence, you will be shot with live ammunition.
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Protesters break through the front gates of the White House compound.
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Getting through the White House doors
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Militia members and others survey the crowd from the roof of the occupied White House.
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Insurgents stormed offices throughout the White House, throwing paper and furniture through broken windows.
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Narodni is a popular grocery chain in Bishkek; many of its stores were ransacked and robbed for food and alcohol.
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Spectators stand atop the shell of a car burned during intense fighting with police.
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A man with a bullhorn calls on the crowd to defend the city from looters.
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