Osh hosts events dedicated to tragic events of June 2010

Osh, June 10, 2019. /Kabar/. Memorable events dedicated to the tragic events of June 2010 have begun in Osh.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Zamirbek Askarov, Osh Mayor Taalaibek Sarybashov, Chairman of Osh municipal parliament Japarbek Ormonov, Governor of Osh Oblast Uzarbek Jylkybayev, a number of public figures, representatives of Osh subdivision of a centralized religious organization, relatives of the victims took part in the events.
A flower laying ceremony and a requiem with a minute of silence in memory of the victims and a common prayer took place at the Mothers’ Tears memorial. Taalaibek Sarybashov and Zamirbek Askarov expressed their sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims and a common prayer in memory of those who died in tragic events was read.
Participants also visited homes of residents, who affected in June 2010 events.
The 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots were clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in Osh and Jalal-Abad cities, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on April 7. It is part of the larger Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010. Violence that started between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks on May 19 in Jalal-Abad escalated on June 10 in Osh.