Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...

At least 75 people have been killed and more than 1400 injured in the unrest, which has seen the opposition take power and name Roza Otunbayeva the country"s new prime minister.

"I declare that as president I did not and will not lay down my duties," 24.kg quoted Bakiyev"s statement as saying.

"At the moment I have no opportunity to influence the situation in the country," he added, acknowledging that the armed forces, police and security services have sided with the opposition.

Bakiyev confirmed in an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station that he is in southern Kyrgyzstan, but did not say where.

The provisional government has promised to hold presidential elections in six months time.

The protests began in the northwestern Kyrgyz town of Talas on Tuesday and spread to other regions of the country, including Bishkek, on Wednesday and Thursday.

Several opposition leaders were arrested on Tuesday and early Wednesday, but although they

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