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Reuters AlertNet Lite - Kyrgyz protesters demand U.S. troops pull out

Reuters AlertNet Lite - Kyrgyz protesters demand U.S. troops pull outBISHKEK, June 2 (Reuters) - Dozens of Kyrgyz protesters rallied outside the U.S. embassy in the capital Bishkek on Saturday demanding Washington pull its troops out of their Central Asian state.

Just days before the planned visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, activists shouted "Yankee go home!" and hoisted banners reading "No to the airbase".

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