British and US governments are preparing a coordinated effort to evacuate their citizens as ethnic violence continues to worsen in Kyrgyzstan.
British ambassador to Kazakhstan David Moran flew to the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek to help plan the rescue, which is targeting those prevented by blockades from reaching the airport for a flight from Osh to Bishkek chartered by the US consulate on Saturday. There are around 25 Americans and a handful of British people in the country.
"There is a coordinated operation under way. The foreign offices are coordinating in order to try to get them out," said Kim McDonald, a spokesman for the US embassy in Bishkek.
By: Shelldrake
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