**Police in Kyrgyzstan have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters in Bishkek, reports say.**Several hundred anti-government protesters were said to have gathered outside the main opposition headquarters in the capital.
The unrest comes a day after thousands of people in the northwest city of Talas stormed regional government offices.
They were calling for the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
The BBC’s Rayhan Demytrie in Bishkek says the authorities have been trying to prevent people attending nationwide protests called by the opposition.
Several opposition leaders were arrested overnight and journalists attacked, adding to the tensions in the country, says our correspondent. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.