Uzbek troops arrest rebel leaders

One trigger for the uprising in Korasuv was the authorities' closure of the border with Kyrgyzstan two years ago. After Saturday's revolt, town residents quickly restored the footbridge spanning a river separating the two countries, and of traders flooded to a big market on the Kyrgyz side. The Uzbek authorities kept the bridge open after retaking the town yesterday in an apparent bid to avoid angering the population.