**Deposed Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country on a plane for Kazakhstan.**His departure comes in the wake of a 7 April uprising that killed scores of people and forced him to flee the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
He had been living in his home region of Jalalabad in the south of the country, trying to muster support.
Gunfire was heard earlier as Mr Bakiyev spoke in the southern city of Osh; an opposition rally was going on nearby.
The ex-president was quickly bundled into his car and driven back to his home village.
His motorcade was later seen arriving at the airport in Jalalabad, before a plane departed on Thursday, a BBC correspondent witnessed.
Mr Bakiyev left the country for talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, according to Russian news agencies.
Kazakhstan holds the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a regional body designed to promote democracy, and wants to help its neighbour resolve its political crisis.
The US, Russia and Kazakhstan had been working together to allow Mr Bakiyev to leave the country, according to the OSCE.
The opposition interim government which took over had been unable to reach any agreement with the president.
Roza Otunbayeva, leader of the interim administration, had been suggesting Mr Bakiyev should stand trial over the recent unrest.
He had been saying that he was ready to relinquish his claim on power if his safety could be guaranteed.
The BBC’s Rayhan Demytrie, in Jalalabad, says Mr Bakiyev’s presence in Kyrgyzstan had only been pushing the deadlock deeper.
The big question now is whether or not he will be able to come back, our correspondent adds.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.