Bishkek Brutality

Apparently the government used tear gas and shot into the air at the demonstrations. Although if they were shooting in the air, I don't know how there could be four people with gun shot wounds at the hospital. Things are looking really bad right now. Just now I saw Babanov (one of the opposition leaders) on TV who was being thrown at with bottles and stones by pro-Bakiev demonstrators, and was then dragged off somewhere. I have a feeling the opposition will be brutally tortured and executed if the government wins. The government is showing their true face.

When the clashes grew violent I was out having coffee with my friend and my mother was completely alone. So I rushed home so that I can be with her. She was standing at the gates waiting for me. I think I've never driven this fast before...Then the electricity went out, that was such a scare, but it's actually a fuse that blew out.

Maybe it will all pass...but a lot of Bishkek city people are pro-government and are annoyed by the demonstrators. And looking at websites, it looks like a lot of city folk are happy that Bakiev is using violence to stop the demonstrators. I disagree with them. Violence against civcilans is disgusting!