Although the violence has subsided, the southern cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad are still tense.

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His lawyer, Abad Ponda, denied that Mr. Meiyappan was involved in spot-fixing, but he didn't reject the betting allegations.

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The plane came down during bad weather in the village of Hussain Abad on the outskirts of Islamabad on Friday evening, scattering debris over a wide area.

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His comments come the day after Abad was shot dead while on his way to a football match with his son in the city of Zaragoza on Sunday.

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