2024 Bishkek riots: Difference between revisions

The Kyrgyz mobs began targeting anyone with a similar appearance to the Arabs they had fought. Pakistanis became the most targeted, and some [[India]]ns and [[Bengalis]] were attacked too.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-18 |title=Ambassador says five Pakistani students injured in Kyrgyzstan mob violence |url=https://arab.news/cs7fb |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Arab News PK |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520104730/https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2512516/pakistan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 18, 2024 |title=Pakistanis in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek asked to stay indoors amid mob riots targeting international students |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518174046/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250 |url-status=live }}</ref> The attacks were initially in universities, although they later spread to the streets, with Kyrgyz mobs attacking anyone perceived as foreign, whether they were boys or girls. Foreigners were instructed not to leave their homes and to close their curtains and to hide as the Kyrgyz mobs were severely beating people without any exceptions. The Kyrgyz mobs began going on a manhunt around the city for foreigners. 500-700 more Kyrgyz youth aged between 18 and 25 gathered in the city center.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rferl.org/amp/bishkek-clashes-dozens-injured/32952534.html | title=4 Arrested, Dozens Injured as Mob Violence Targets Foreigners in Bishkek | access-date=2024-05-18 | archive-date=2024-05-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518125018/https://www.rferl.org/amp/bishkek-clashes-dozens-injured/32952534.html | url-status=live }}</ref>