Opposition demonstrators in Kyrgyzstan have taken control of a town, as protests continue a week after the second round of disputed elections. In Jalal-Abad, a police station was set on fire, and protesters took control of the airport to prevent reinforcements being flown in. Protesters say President Askar Akayev\'s party used fraud to win the elections. The US administration says it is watching the situation closely and has urged both sides to show restraint. The prime minister says the government is ready to talk to protesters, and has promised that force will not be used. \"Not the president, not me, and not the interior minister will allow weapons to be used against our own people,\" said Nikolai Tanayev. There are unconfirmed reports that a number of policemen and protesters have been beaten, with some sources speaking of fatalities. \"We hope there will be no further violence,\" said presidential aide Abdil Seghizbayev. But an opposition leader said talks would only be worthwhile if President Akayev himself took part. \"All other lower level negotiations will be just a waste of time,\" Kurmanbek Bakiyev of the People\'s Movement of Kyrgyzstan told the Associated Press news agency. About 10,000 people besieged the police station in Jalal-Abad on Sunday morning, forcing police to take refuge on the roof of their station. The protesters were said to be armed with sticks and home-made petrol bombs as they entered the police compound. Police officers were firing shots in the air from the roof of their headquarters, but a spokesman said they were only using blanks. Protesters allowed the mainly inexperienced police forces to leave the station before they set it on fire, but insisted they leave riot gear behind. The assault on the Jalal-Abad police station came a day after protests in the city and in Osh. Several demonstrators and a police officer were reported injured on Saturday, as the authorities tried to clear people from official buildings. (BBC)