Kyrgyz police officers prepare for emergency

Kyrgyz police officers prepare for emergency

OSH, Kyrgyzstan - Patrol corps officers in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, check their equipment in preparation for an emergency on Sept. 5, when local government officials unveiled a plan to begin informal negotiations with Muslim guerrillas holding a group of hostages, including four Japanese mining engineers.

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