A plain clothes policeman kicks an anti-government protester in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz forces fired on thousands of protesters in central Bishkek on Wednesday after some of the protesters tried to smash two trucks through the perimeter fence of the government building, said a Reuters reporter at the scene.

This combination of pictures shows (L) a Kyrgyz opposition supporter (C) being led away by police and (R) the same man laying dead on the ground a few hours later during an anti-government protest in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz opposition followers seized parliament and government offices on April 7 after clashes with security forces in a revolt against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev which was feared to have left scores dead.

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz forces fired on thousands of protesters in central Bishkek on Wednesday after some of the protesters tried to smash two trucks through the perimeter fence of the government building, said a Reuters reporter at the scene.

Kyrgyz protesters waving the national flag, ride on a truck in Bishkek,, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the capital of Kirgyzstan as protests spread across the Central Asian nation.

Protesters grab hold of a policeman during clashes with riot police in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from clashes that have killed dozens of people, a Reuters witness said.

Kyrgyz police officers throw themselves over a wall as they flee from angry protesters, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation.

A combination picture shows a demonstrator being shot during clashes near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from clashes that have killed dozens of people, a Reuters witness said.

Victims of clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters lie on the ground near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. At least 17 people were killed and 142 injured in clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, the Kyrgyz Kabar news agency said.

A Kyrgyz opposition supporter fires an automatic weapon near the main government building during a protest against the government in Bishkek on April 7, 2010. Opposition followers killed Kyrgyzstan's interior minister, took the deputy prime minister hostage and captured state television in a deadly revolt on April 7 against President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. A source in the office of Interior Minister Moldomus Kongantiyev revealed that he had been killed in riots in the northwest hub of Talas where the first protests had erupted.

Injured policemen try to escape from anti-government demonstrators during clashes near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. Kyrgyz troops opened fire on anti-government protesters on Wednesday outside the offices where President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sheltering from clashes that have killed dozens of people, a Reuters witness said.

Protesters try to take a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) from a riot policeman during clashes in Bishkek April 7, 2010. At least 17 people were killed and 142 injured in clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, the Kyrgyz Kabar news agency said.

Armed demonstrators are seen on the street during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010. At least 17 people were killed and 142 injured in clashes between riot police and opposition protesters in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, the Kyrgyz Kabar news agency said.