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As of May 14, 2005, the Uzbek government's take on the shootings in Andijon is that a small group of armed men attacked the local prison, and 9 people were killed and 34 were injured. The attackers held a group of women and children hostage and would not compromise. See Andijon shahridagi voqealar to`g`risida [About the events in Andijon] or New update on events in Andizhan. UzA, the national news agency, has had rather few news or press releases about Andijon.