Kyrgyzstan's civic organisations urge gov't to appeal for help.

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BISHKEK, June 12 (Itar-Tass) -- Several Kyrgyzstan's civic
non-governmental organisations have addressed the interim government
urging to attract the international community to the settlement of the
situation in Osh, where disorder still continues.
"Over these sorrowful days of suffering and death of our compatriots,
over the dramatic time for the statehood of our country, we demand that
the interim government urge all political forces to unite their efforts
for the soonest stabilising of the situation in the country," the address
reads.
The authors of the address call on the government to ask the
international community "to provide every assistance to Kyrgyzstan to
restore peace." The address was signed by leaders of a dozen civic
organisations.
According to the latest report of Kyrgyzstan's healthcare ministry, 62
died and 790 were injured in the clashes which started the night of June
11 in Osh. The president for the transition period, Roza Otunbayeva,
confirmed earlier on Saturday that the official figures may be lower than
the real number of victims.
Otunbayeva also said that on Saturday she had signed an address to
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev asking him for "military assistance"
for the settlement of the situation in Osh and confirmed that Kyrgyzstan
did not have enough forces for it.

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