Looting and violence in Bishkek on the night of 24-25 March claimed at least three lives and left hundreds injured as of 7 a.m. on 25 March. The Health Ministry reported two dead and 360 injured, with 173 hospitalized, but parliamentary deputy Temirbek Sariev announced on television on 25 March that three people were killed -- one woman who fell from the third floor of a shopping center, one person run over by a car, and another shot by guards during looting at a shopping center. Looters ransacked many of the capital\'s largest stores during the night of 24 March. They also targeted cafes and a number of ATMs and currency exchange points. (akipress.org)