base in bishkek. the russians had been talks about setting up a counterterrorism center in the south against the insurgency threats that's been a great concern for the regional powers. the u.s. does want stability just as russia does so we have mutual interests here . >> warner: simon, back to you. what's next for the international aid effort? >> it's starting to take shape. we were the sole organization on the ground until yesterday so we focused on osh and the surroundings of osh. we're landing a plan where we will try to reach the refugees that have crossed the border and that's the focus now to reach those refugees as soon as possible and provide basic supplies to them so they can cope with the daily needs in the kphopling days. >> warner: are there enough resources to do what needs to be done? >> well, the needs are enormous. a single organization like the international red cross can't cope with those needs. there will be a need for a greater, larger, wider humanitarian effort. so i think we're j

in addition to the bloodshed in osh, smaller-scale violence also broke out in bishkek, the country's capital. the violence came two months after an uprising brought a new government to power. in a televised address, the interim president said troublemakers were trying to undermine an upcoming constitutional vote. >> ( translated ): this situation causes deep concern. it is being fueled by different forces, including those who are interested in destabilizing the situation in kyrgyzstan and those who want to disrupt the upcoming referendum. >> sreenivasan: the government also dispatched troops to quell the violence. kyrgyzstan is home to the u.s. air transit base at manas, critical to ongoing operations in afghanistan. state department spokesman p.j. crowley spoke in washington. >> we have done our own checking, and report no american injuries or casualties at this point. we are obviously staying on top of that situation. meanwhile, we do continue to talk to the kyrgyz government about the transit center at manas. >> sreenivasan: there was no immediate word on what started the trouble