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Ex-Kyrgyzstan President Charged with Murder, Plotting Coup

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   Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyzstan's former president, has been charged
   with plotting to overthrow the government and murder.

   Authorities arrested Atambayev during a raid on his house last Thursday
   after an attempt to take him into custody a day earlier turned violent
   when his supporters clashed with police, leaving a security officer
   dead. Atambayev had been wanted for questioning over a corruption case.

   Atambayev's arrest could escalate a lingering feud with his hand-picked
   successor, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, which could plunge the Central Asian
   country and ex-Soviet republic into a political crisis. Atambayev
   served as Kyrgyzstan's president between 2011 and 2017.

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