Uzbek troops are reported to have retaken the border town of Korasuv, where locals threw out their leaders last week in a popular protest. A number of explosions and some gunfire was heard, but the takeover seems to have been largely peaceful with no reports of loss of life. The uprising's leader, Bakhtiyor Rakhimov, who said he intended to build an Islamic state, has been arrested. Hundreds of government forces are said to have arrived in Korasuv overnight. The uprising in Korasuv followed a bloody crackdown in nearby Andijan. Uzbek officials say 169 people died, but an army source told the BBC 500 were killed when troops opened fire on protesters last Friday.
