Video Bakiyev supporters nr his home; convoy heading for Osh rally

(15 Apr 2010) SHOTLIST

1. Supporters of Kyrgyz deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev gathered near his house in village of Teyit, southern Jalal-Abad region

2. Close of Kyrgyz flag

3. Various of Bakiyev supporters near his house

4. Aerial of Jalal-Abad region

5. Various of Bakiyev convoy heading towards city of Osh

6. Wide of men with sheep

7. Various of Bakiyev convoy heading towards city of Osh

8. Wide of clouds

STORYLINE

Supporters of Kyrgyz deposed president Kurmanbek Bakiyev gathered near his house in the village of Teyit, in southern Jalal-Abad region, on Thursday, as Bakiyev headed to Osh, the largest city in the region, to deliver a speech to his supporters.

Hours later, at the rally where Bakiyev was speaking to supporters, gunfire broke out.

Bakiyev was quickly hustled into a car and driven away from the scene, and there were no apparent injuries in the crowd.

One of Bakiyev''s brothers, Kanybek, told The Associated Press that the president was uninjured and was returning to his home in the village of Teyit, about a two-hour drive from the rally site.

The gunfire crackled out seconds after Bakiyev began speaking to the crowd of about five-thousand in Osh, that is Bakiyev''s support base.

After fleeing the capital last week, Bakiyev in recent days has made a series of public appearances, clearly testing how much support he has to try to resist the interim authorities who have taken control in the capital.

It was unclear who fired the shots or if they were aimed into the air or at rally participants.

Bakiyev was driven out of the capital on April 7 after a protest rally boiled over into gunfire; protesters then stormed government buildings.

At least 83 people died in the violence.

Bakiyev has said he would be willing to resign if security guarantees were given to him and close relatives.

The interim authorities have offered him such guarantees but have refused them for family members.

They also say Bakiyev would have to leave the country or face prosecution; his opponents blame him both for last week''s violence and for alleged widespread corruption.

Bakiyev has shown no signs of willingness to leave Kyrgyzstan, and no country has stepped forward publicly with offers of shelter.




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